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The Toronto Maple Leafs are shopping goaltender Jonathan Bernier, according to The Globe and Mail’s James Mirtle. Bernier has defiantly had his struggles this season, but many thought his goaltending counterpart just maybe the one on his way out of Toronto. 27-year-old James Reimer is a pending UFA and there has been talk of him on the way out of town. His play has been very good this year. He has a very impressive .932 save percentage and a 2.10 goals against average in 24 games. He has been plagued with injuries this season, but has really played well when healthy. The question is will Reimer want to resign in Toronto? It is not a secret that he has been disrespected and treated like garbage by management during his stay in Toronto.

It looks as though Toronto will be in a difficult spot they want to sign Reimer and trade Bernier, but it is really hard to pull the trigger on Bernier if you are going to loose Reimer to free agency in the summer. Leaving you with no goalie. Looks like any trades just may be on hold until they resign or know they will not resign Reimer. The likely destination for either of these goaltenders is Calgary. The Flames have had horrific goaltending this season, and neither are likely to be resigned this off-season. The Leafs and Flames have some history, the most obvious is the connection with Brain Burke.

NHL Trade Talk: News and Notes

By Staff Writer – Logan Heath

George Richards reports that the Florida Panthers have zero interest in Andrew Ladd. Could they be going after a bigger target, time will tell? This completely disputes yesterdays report that Ladd may just be a target of the Florida Panthers.

 Jimmy Murphy reports that numerous teams are on the Bruins scouting list for the game against Anaheim Ducks game last night: Islanders, Sabres, Flames, Hurricanes, Blackhawks, Kings, Wild, Canadiens (2), Predators, Devils, Rangers, Capitals and Jets.

Jimmy Murphy also reports that the scouts have told him to expect Loui Eriksson to be traded. The Bruins may be scouting Sami Vatanen.

Could Sami Vatanen be a fit in Boston? Personally I feel over the past few seasons the Bruins have really gotten away from what made the team a Stanley Cup contender. They have lost that grit that they use to play with. This really defined what Bruins hockey was.

Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet has reported that teams have called for Alex Galchenyuk, but the Canadians have no interest in moving him.