Report: Maple Leafs, Enroth nearing deal

The Toronto Maple Leafs are nearing a contract agreement with journeyman backup Jhonas Enroth, reports Johan Svensson from Swedish outlet Expressen, as relayed by TSN.

Enroth stopped pucks at a respectable .922 clip last season, his first with the Los Angeles Kings. But he was entrusted with just 13 starts in a support role for Jonathan Quick, a workload the 28-year-old grew frustrated with.

He would certainly take on a heightened role in Toronto, and in a backup role behind Frederik Andersen. The former Anaheim Ducks split starter - the only NHL-caliber netminder in the Leafs' system after Jonathan Bernier came to represent a portion of his return - has a career-best 53 starts in a season, and just 114 over the last three years.

Enroth would keep Garret Sparks and Antoine Bibeau splitting duties with the Toronto Marlies.

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