Maple Leafs trade Enroth to Ducks for 7th-round pick
The Jhonas Enroth experiment in Toronto is over.
The Maple Leafs traded the backup goaltender to the Anaheim Ducks late Tuesday night for a 2018 seventh-round draft pick, the clubs announced.
Enroth, 28, will report to Anaheim's AHL team in San Diego.
Enroth trade is about goaltending depth right now as Gulls main man Dustin Tokarski apparently suffered an injury down there.
— Eric Stephens (@icemancometh) January 11, 2017
Earlier on Tuesday, Toronto added Curtis McElhinney to its roster off waivers from the Columbus Blue Jackets, paving the way for this deal. McElhinney will take over the backup duties behind No. 1 Frederik Andersen, who's played a lot through the first half of the season.
Enroth was awful in six games and four starts for Toronto, ending his short Maple Leafs career with no wins and an .872 save percentage.
The 28-year-old was signed in the offseason to a one-year, $750,000 contract, but was sent to the minors after his early-season struggles, with Antoine Bibeau playing two games as Toronto's backup.
The deal continues a trend of Toronto and Anaheim trading goalies. Andersen joined Toronto in a trade with the Ducks last June as he was approaching restricted free agency, and was immediately signed to a five-year contract extension. In early July, Toronto dealt Jonathan Bernier to Anaheim, where he now serves as John Gibson's backup.