The Toronto Maple Leafs have supplanted their goaltending depth by acquiring Calvin Pickard from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for forward prospect Tobias Lindberg and a sixth-round draft pick in 2018, the team announced Friday.

Pickard, 25, was acquired by Vegas in the expansion draft from the Colorado Avalanche, but was made expendable when the club decided to claim Malcolm Subban off waivers from the Boston Bruins.

With the Avs last year, Pickard posted a record of 15-31-2 with a .904 save percentage and a 2.98 goals-against average.

With a superior team in front of him, Pickard upped his game while competing for Team Canada at the 2017 World Championship, recording a .938 save percentage, and a 1.49 goals-against average in seven games, backstopping Canada to a silver medal.

Curtis McElhinney was penciled in as the Leafs' backup to Frederik Andersen, but his future with the club is now foggy to say the least with Pickard in the fold.

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