Why the Maple Leafs had to trade Dennis Hildeby from crowded crease

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Goaltender Dennis Hildeby kicks away a puck at practice in Toronto on Sept. 26, 2025.

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The acquisition of veteran netminder Sergei Bobrovsky meant Dennis Hildeby was surplus goalie goods.

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And it didn’t take long for the Maple Leafs to turn him into a trade asset on the first day of free agency.

On Wednesday, right after they’d finally announced the signing of free agent Bobrovsky for three years at $7 million US a season, Hildeby was packaged to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a long-time Leafs nemesis winger, Nick Paul. Toronto also had to give up a third round pick in 2028 and a fourth rounder next year for Paul.

The 6-foot-7 ‘Hildebeast’ showed he’s NHL ready last season with 23 games and a career .906 save percentage. But there was Anthony Stolarz and Joseph Woll ahead of him, Woll traded a few days ago, but pressure also coming from the farm in Artur Akhtyamov’s stellar season for the Calder Cup-winning Marlies. The Leafs also had to shed some salary as Bobrovsky and their other Wednesday deals for forwards were processed.

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