Pierre LeBrun: “Interesting to look back at summer of 2016 when the Leafs acquired Frederik Andersen from Anaheim. The Ducks deliberated long and hard about which goalie to move. They felt both would have long careers as No. 1 guys. They kept the younger/cheaper option and it’s hard to argue.”
Pierre LeBrun: “Also worth remembering how hard Calgary tried to land Andersen. Ducks wanted a bit more from the Flames since they were Pacific Division rivals. Price was deemed too high by Calgary. Leafs got him for low 1st RD pick (Sam Steel) plus a 2nd in ’17 …”
Pierre LeBrun: “I think Anaheim wanted to flip first-round picks with the Flames as part of that deal… Cgy had high pick, took Tkachuk, so can’t blame Cgy saying No.