Kyle Dubas Actively Linked to All-Star Goalie

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Aaron Itovitch
November 9, 2022 (7:38 PM)

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The Toronto Maple Leafs have had a terrible start to the season in net.

After replacing their tandem of Jack Campbell and Petr Mrazek with Matt Murray and Ilya Samsonov, things were looking up for the team. However, only a dozen games into the season, both of their new goaltenders are injured, and they are rocking a duo of Erik Kallgren, and Keith Petruzzelli.

This tandem is wildly inexperienced, with Kallgren having 18 games of NHL experience, and Petruzzelli having none.

Now, Frank Seravalli has linked the Leafs to the Los Angeles Kings' Jonathan Quick.

Quick has won two Stanley Cups, which makes him a good fit for the Leafs, who are looking to go all the way this season. It's the same reason they acquired Matt Murray, who also won two Stanley Cups.

Jonathan Quick the two-time Stanley Cup winner and lifelong Los Angeles King is closing in on 750 games with the franchise. He was excellent last season with a .910 save percentage in a big bounce back year. Quick has probably been a little better this season than his overall numbers would indicate, posting a career-high save percentage (small sample size) against high-danger scoring chances. Would the Kings move him? The complicating factor is Cal Petersen has really struggled to find his game these last two seasons � and he's in the first year of a $15 million contract. If Petersen and Pheonix Copley, one of the better third goalies out there, could carry the ball � then it's a possibility. Kyle Dubas and Rob Blake have made deals before. Quick has the pedigree and he wants to win. He is the ultimate competitor. Quick does not have any no-trade protection, but he might be able to get a good lay of the land from his brother-in-law, Maple Leafs pro scout Matt Moulson. What would Quick cost? That's the interesting question. Would Nick Robertson and a third-round pick get it done? Would that be enough to entice the Kings to move one of their franchise pillars in a year with increased expectations? Maybe not.

With an annual average value of $5.8-million, this wouldn't be a simple move, but it could be what the Leafs need to earn their ultimate goal - their first Stanley Cup since 1967.

Source: Hockey Feed