By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired goaltender Michael Hutchinson from the Florida Panthers. In exchange for the netminder, the Panthers are receiving a fifth-round draft pick in 2020.
He joins the Maple Leafs, who needed help in the net. Frederik Andersen is day-to-day with a groin injury.
The team had called up Kasimir Kaskisuo while Andersen was sidelined battling an injury.
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The Maple Leafs also have Garret Sparks as their goalie. The 25-year-old Elmhurst, Illinois native backed up Andersen.
Andersen made 30 starts this season. He went 20-9-1 in those games with a 2.50 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage.
The 28-year-old Barrie, Ontario, Canada native joins his third team with this move. He previously played for the Winnipeg Jets before joining the Panthers.
Hutchinson signed with the Panthers as a free agent on July 1st, 2018.
Hutchinson went 1-1-2 in four games with the Panthers. He had a 4.17 goals against average and a .839 save percentage.
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In his career, he has gone 43-39-11 in 102 appearances, including 87 starts. He has a 2.65 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage.
Hutchinson could be the team’s third-string netminder behind Sparks and Kaskisuo until Andersen can return. When Andersen returns, the Maple Leafs front office will have to determine what to do next with him.
.@SportChek Player Alert: The @MapleLeafs have acquired goaltender Michael Hutchinson from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Toronto’s fifth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft.
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) December 29, 2018
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