Leafs are happy to land Cheechoo... I think this deal will make both teams better in the long run.
We were very happy going into the season with Turco and Lundqvist in net and it looked like we'd be one of the best defensive teams in the league. Unfortunately that hasn't happened and if you have a valuable player who's not helping you win than it's usually best to move him on. That was the case with Turco. He wasn't helping us win this year and who knows if we could/would resign him for next season. And when you consider how valuable the top starting goalies are around here, does it make sense to have 2 of them? Might as well pick one for the long term and use the other to improve the rest of your team.
So on he goes to Detroit where he will definately solve the goaltending problems they've had for as long as I've been in the league. Meanwhile, Cheech will play on Datyuk's line and hopefully develop some chemistry.
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