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Acquiring a goalie at trade deadline doesn't make sense for Maple Leafs

It's looking increasingly likely that the Frederik Andersen era in Toronto is coming to an end.

But you knew that.

However, for the large segment of the Toronto Maple Leafs fanbase pining for drastic measures before the NHL's April 12 trade deadline, its desperation for the opportunity the season presents not to be wasted now fully showing, the inevitable well wishes likely won't come soon enough.

The reasons for that (that being the unlikely scenario that the struggling Andersen is moved, sat, or shelved before transaction season comes to a close) are tenfold — or at least run several factors deep.