Incumbent: Curtis McElhinney
Challengers: Garret Sparks, Calvin Pickard
The lowdown: The Leafs goalie situation has been talked about endlessly over the past few weeks. As Kyle Dubas said in his interview with Bob McKenzie, the players themselves know what the deal is. Two goalies will make the roster. One is Frederik Andersen. That leaves three players, one spot, and zero eligibility for waivers.
One of these three will be the Leafs backup goalie. The other two will pass through waivers or be traded.
McElhinney is the incumbent, a journeyman career backup who had one of the best seasons of his career last year.