Ask a Toronto Maple Leafs fan about a trade they'd like to have a mulligan for and there's a good chance they'll provide an answer that involves the Boston Bruins. You might get the Phil Kessel for two first-round picks (2010 - Tyler Seguin & 2011 - Dougie Hamilton) and a second (Jared Knight) submission, or the Andrew Raycroft for Tuukka Rask deal.

This past Saturday, Rask was hit after defenceman Charlie McAvoy hit Rangers forward Filip Chytil right into Rask. Rask was forced to leave the game and has now been sidelined with a concussion with no timetable for a return in sight.

Whenever a goaltender is injured during a game, the home team has to provide an emergency goaltender in case the backup has to leave in the form of a trainer, team staffer or even a local player (hello, Scott Foster).

Following the collision, the Bruins were forced to send a member of the organization in an Uber to go retrieve the gear of NESN analyst and former Bruins goaltender Andrew Raycroft, via the Boston Globe.

Raycroft was doing a television hit during the second intermission and wasn't even aware of the situation that his services might be needed when Rask went down. Unable to answer the phone, Raycroft returned the missed call and then it hit him why he was being contacted.

"I called him right back, and as I’m calling him, a couple of guys came up and asked me for my address, said Raycroft to Joe McDonald of The Athletic.

Despite a snowstorm in Boston, the team was able to find Raycroft's gear in the basement of his house located about 25 minutes away from TD Garden. His wife, Erin, was out of town, but his in-laws were able to help retrieve his equipment.

A veteran of 280 NHL games with the Bruins, Maple Leafs, Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks and Dallas Stars, the 38-year-old last played in the second division of the Swedish league in the 2013-14 season.

“Literally, four times I’ve had on my equipment since I’ve finished playing,” he said. “I was shaking for at least 15 minutes of the second period, and then by the third, I was thinking no way this was possible."

Halak was able to hold the fort down, meaning Raycroft didn't have to put on his gear he wore during the Winter Classic alumni game played at Gillette Stadium on December 31st, 2015 that were fitted with the proper specifications. Just imagine if Raycroft actually had to suit up and come into the game in place for Rask and Halak.

Coincidentally, Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton was the interim GM for the Bruins at the time of the team sent him to Toronto.

In case a similar situation arises in the future, Raycroft will now keep his pads at the TD Garden, keeping the door open for another Rask for Raycroft swap.


(h/t The Boston Globe’s Matt Porter and The Athletic’s Joe McDonald)