Several teams have spoken with the Maple Leafs about Frederik Andersen
Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: Sources are saying that several teams have spoken with the Toronto Maple Leafs about goaltender Frederik Andersen.
Andersen will appeal to teams as he has only one year left on his deal at a $5 million salary cap hit but is only owed $1 million in salary. He has a 10-team no-trade list.
Teams that are looking for a starting goalie may go through free agency first before having to give up an asset.
The Maple Leafs may decide they don’t like any of the trade offers they receive and hold on to Andersen, then take the cap space at the end of the season. As of Tuesday this week, there have been no talks between the Leafs and Andersen’s agent Claude Lemieux.
As for the Matt Murray-Maple Leafs connection from the Kapanen trade talks – don’t think the Leafs would want to trade for a goaltender before they knew they could trade Andersen. A rival executive said that the Leafs do have an interest in Murray.
It’s not new that the Maple Leafs have some interest in Matt Murray
TSN: It’s not a new development that Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray is linked to the Toronto Maple Leafs according to Darren Dreger. Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas has known Murray since their time with the Soo Greyhounds in the OHL. He’s had a lingering interest in Murray and now Penguins GM Jim Rutherford has said he needs to move a goalie.
“I know that there is at least one offer on the table that Jim Rutherford would consider for Matt Murray. I do not believe that it belongs to the Toronto Maple Leafs. And let’s not forget, there’s some complications.
What does Toronto do with Frederik Andersen? Not unlimited cap space for Kyle Dubas and the Toronto Maple Leafs, so it makes sense that if Toronto is able to move on Matt Murray then they’d have to have a landing spot outside of Pittsburgh for Frederik Andersen.
So, it’s complicated but yes, there would be interest in Matt Murray. But I look at some of the other Canadian teams. I look at Ottawa, I look at Edmonton, I look at Calgary, these are teams that are perhaps also in the market for some stability in goal so Matt Murray moving forward could be a hot commodity.”