The Toronto Maple Leafs commitment to Andersen, at the current stage, is a gamble – but one with high potential. It shores up the goaltending question for the next five years and leaves people wondering about one less thing on the Leafs roster.
What’s the fall-out from the trade/signing on other hot topics around the Toronto Maple Leafs?
Salary Cap Situation
With Andersen signed, and the cap reportedly heading to around $72.8M, the Toronto Maple Leafs are left with around $3.5M in space heading to July 1st.
The Jared Cowen buyout is going to bump that total to around $7.