What Does Toronto Do With Their Goaltending?

With rookie James Reimer quickly becoming the toast of the town after blanking the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on last Thursday, Toronto's goaltending got a bit more confusing. What should they do? Well , the Maple Leafs announced last friday  that struggling second-year goalie Jonas Gustavsson has been lent to the team's American Hockey farm club "for conditioning purposes." He has not proven himself since joining the Buds in the off-season of 2009. In recent years, Toronto's goaltending has been a mess, with Vesa Toskala, J-S Aubin, Andrew Raycroft and Curtis Joseph, just to name a few. They all had their moments, but never was able to get to the main goal: Make the playoffs.

This year the Leafs have a strong group of guys defending the net, with J-S Gigueire, The Monster, Reimer, Scrivens and Rynass. The last 3 have put up a great battle with the baby Leafs, and GM Brian Burke was so impressed with Reimer to continue to call him up. But now hes here to stay. So what to do with Jiggy and The Monster?

Trade #35. He has big trade value compared to most Leafs. Trade him to a team that has a chance for the cup, but isn't sure if their goalie can take all the load. Teams like Anaheim, Philly and the Caps come to mind. The Caps have alot of players that can be sent to Toronto, like Semin, who can be packaged to T.O, and also sending Kaberle over their.  Look at some of Giguere's achivements:

2003 Conn Smythe Trophy MVP

2003 Best NHL Player ESPY Award

2007 Stanley Cup Championship

2009 NHL All-Star Game

Those are attractive achivements for anyone. Any team that wants to make a run needs to get him. His contract will not be renewed. It's $6m, which means any team trading for him is taking a big risk.

Gustavson has struggled since joining the league. You can say it's been his team, but its the same team that plays night in and night out with Reimer. Reimer has proved so far hes a legitimate goalie in the NHL. Gussy can still be a backup, but the question is can Reimer be a legitamte starter? He never proved to be a starter with the Marlies, but can the Leafs afford to put their faith in another fail goaltender, like Raycroft or Pogge?

Syko