In Pickard, the Maple Leafs hope to be getting a solid backup option for the not-too-distant future. Current backup Curtis McElhinney is a quality teammate and decent No. 2 option in net, but he lacks Pickard's puck-stopping talent. This move was needed for Toronto, who lacked a little depth between the pipes.

The Golden Knights decided to claim Malcolm Subban off waivers from Boston recently, which made Pickard expendable. In return, the Knights received a solid winger prospect in Lindberg (whose path to the NHL was blocked by several others within the Leafs' organization) and a late-round pick. Not a bad deal.

Pickard was supposed to be Marc-Andre Fleury's backup in Vegas, but the club decided to go in a different direction. Now that he is Frederik Andersen's eventual backup (but currently Toronto's third-string netminder), Pickard's immediate fantasy value actually moves down. As for Lindberg, his chances of cracking the NHL have increased with the move from Toronto to Vegas.