Could an Original 6 rival of the Detroit Red Wings try and poach goaltender Alex Lyon?
The Toronto Maple Leafs are facing a critical situation with one half of their goaltending tandem unavailable due to injury; could the come calling to the Red Wings for reinforcements?
The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night in Detroit, a 4-2 final score thanks to a pair of tallies from unlikely goal scorer Jeff Petry along with a fine performance in net for Ville Husso.
The Maple Leafs were forced to start Joseph Woll in net thanks to the injury to Anthony Stolarz, who was recently put onto Injured Reserve and won't be available any time soon.
As it currently stands, the Red Wings have a pair of goaltenders in Husso and Alex Lyon who are both on expiring contracts.
Could the Maple Leafs attempt to swing a deal with the Red Wings for one of their goaltenders' expiring deals?
One user on PuckPedia using the Puck GM tool proposed the following deal that sees the Red Wings acquire a bottom-6 forward from the Maple Leafs in return for Alex Lyon with part of his salary retained:
Alex Lyon ($450k retained)
Red Wings acquire:
Nick Robertson
Robertson has been involved in trade rumors from the Leafs for weeks now, and could slot in to Detroit's bottom-6.
As previously stated, Lyon is in the 2nd and final year of his deal and can become an unrestricted free agent when this year ends.
Right now, there's been no indication from Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman as to his plans of potentially promoting Sebastian Cossa to the role of full-time backup to Cam Talbot, or if he'll decide that he needs another year of seasoning in the AHL.
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DECEMBRE 18 | 87 ANSWERS Could an Original 6 rival of the Detroit Red Wings try and poach goaltender Alex Lyon? Would you want the Red Wings to deal Alex Lyon to the Maple Leafs if the right offer came along? | ||
