Toronto Maple Leafs Pending Free Agent Goalies
Carter Hutton (UFA): Going. He’s a 36 year old goaltender who hasn’t been good for three seasons coming off a long term injury. I think he’ll retire.
Ian Scott (10.2 (c)): Going. My heart breaks for this kid, but he just can’t get health enough to play. Hopefully he makes a comeback, but the Leafs have too much minor league goaltending depth now to keep him around.
Michael Hutchinson (UFA): Going. He’s fallen behind Joseph Woll, Erik Kallgren and maybe even Keith Petruzzelli on the Marlies depth chart. He’s 32 and not getting any better. Another AHL team might take a chance on him, but he’s done in Toronto.
Jack Campbell (UFA): Going. Jack Campbell loves Toronto, but someone is going to make an offer beyond the Leafs budget. Being selected for the All-Star Game last season, may be enough for a team to justify paying him the $5.5 million AAV he’s asking for. The Leafs ceiling to sign him seems to be around $4 million.
I hope I’m wrong on some of these predictions. I hope the Toronto Maple Leafs can sign Jack Campbell, Ilya Mikheyev and Ilya Lyubushkin to reasonable contracts. However, there are many free agent fish in the sea, and I’m excited to see where everyone lands after the music stops on this free agent game of musical chairs.