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Going to be fun to watch reactions on this one. As a Kings fan that's watched nearly every game this year, Quick's actually been very very good. But amongst Leafs fans that don't watch him every day, that's going to get lost in his last two years stats. His injury history has to be a bit concerning, but there's something to having a proven playoff performer in net who shows up when the games matter. No doubt the Leafs could use someone like that.
I'm not saying the trade works right out of the gate (there's some expansion draft issues with moving Quick, not sure how Anderson's expiring deal affects that), but I'd imagine it's a lot closer to equal value than most Leaf's fans want to admit. Most are convinced that they're going to get a top line winger for players that have significant question marks of NHL upside (Dermott, Liljegrin, Kerfoot, etc), but that's simply not how trades work. You have to give to get. It's something I'd definitely consider if I was Rob Blake.