Quoting: Jdubs44
He’s a better goalie now no body thought leafs would get a first for Kapanen yet they did so just cause you believe it to be ridiculous doesn’t mean it won’t happen
If he's a better goalie now, then why in the sweet eff would Dubas even consider trading him? There aren't a ton of Top 10 goalies out there on a $5M short-term flexible contract.
I will agree completely that CGY should consider making a move to acquire Andersen, because he is a very, very good goalie. But he hasn't morphed into the "consistently elite" goalie that TOR thought they acquired. If he had, these mock trades wouldn't be getting posted. I can assure you that CGY would never go anywhere near the Rittich + Bennett + 1st structure that keeps showing up on here.
Holtby, Lehner, MAF, Murray, TALBOT, Greiss, Khudobin, are all available for the cost of: zero assets, just $$$. And you could easily make the case that Talbot on a $3.5-4M short-term deal is more valuable than Andersen. So this common deal structure with CGY needs to change. Give up great assets and the younger goalie with upside for the slightly better, but older goalie on a UFA-expiring deal who then ruins CGY's chances of extending Talbot (who wants to play 50+ games next season)? It doesn't make sense.