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Top 10 UFA Goalies the Toronto Maple Leafs Could Sign

ByMike Jack|
TORONTO, ON - MAY 27: Jack Campbell #36 of the Toronto Maple Leafs stops a shot against the Montreal Canadiens in Game Five of the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on May 27, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Canadiens defeated the Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - MAY 27: Jack Campbell #36 of the Toronto Maple Leafs stops a shot against the Montreal Canadiens in Game Five of the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on May 27, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Canadiens defeated the Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
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Toronto Maple Leafs, Casey DeSmith
Apr 12, 2022; Elmont, New York, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith (1) . Mandatory Credit: Tom Horak-USA TODAY Sports

#5 Casey DeSmith – Pittsburgh Penguins

2021-22 Stats: .914 SV%, 2.79 GAA, 11-6-5
Age: 30
Last Contract: $1.25 million AAV
Potential Next Season: Tandem Goaltender/Back-up Goaltender

Casey DeSmith has been one of the NHL’s best back-up goalies for the past few seasons.

He’s earned the right to contest for a starting position.  He may be best suited for a role in a tandem next season where he’d get an opportunity to battle for a job as a starter.

DeSmith seems like a goaltender who hasn’t been given a chance to shine behind Tristan Jarry in Pittsburgh, and he might be looking to go to a team that will give him that opportunity.  Whether or not that’s the Toronto Maple Leafs is another story.

As a career back-up, he will still be relatively inexpensive as a free agent and would definitely fit into the Toronto Maple Leafs budget.

The Leafs probably won’t be a team that would relying on him in a starting role, but they could give him a chance to push for one.

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