Chris Johnston

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Well, I think it's certainly an area of depth for them and an area where, you know, look, goaltending trades don't tend to bring back a lot in return.

And that will probably dictate in part what they do in the offseason.

But I think they can at least get into conversations with other teams to see if...

You know, does somebody want an Anthony Stolarz or a Joseph Wall?

And, you know, I do think when we're talking about where the Leafs can look to find some gains, that's a potential avenue for them to go down because, you know, they do feel good about Dennis Hildeby and where he's at.

Obviously, he needs waivers next season.

So there's, you know, that aspect of things that will need to be factored in ultimately.

And so, you know, this is –

if you're looking for a good news part of the organization, I think it is the goaltending, you know, unfortunately at the start of this year, both wool and, and stole ours for different reasons, missed, you know, quite a bit of time.

They, they were part of, you know, probably not getting the team off to the kind of start they needed to.

And, you know, obviously they find themselves where they are now, but they're, they're both signed, uh,

For the foreseeable future, they like Hildeby, and I do think it's notable that Akhtamov, who's right now the fourth goalie in the system, did sign recently a new extension.

Just the timing of that made me think that they're at least positioning themselves if they move one of the guys at the top, that they're pretty well insulated below them.

Well, are you thinking that by putting Hildeby in, they'd be increasing their odds of losing the games?

Is that kind of the thought process?

Well, I mean, he played, what, 15 games earlier in the year?

You know, it's a fair enough point.

Look, they have two more call-ups that they can make under the rules, so there's some limitations there.