March 3, 2009 06:25 PM | Posted by Elliotte Friedman

It seemed unfathomable a few weeks ago, but Martin Gerber may have new life in the NHL.

There is interest in the waiver-available goaltender, and it comes courtesy of the Toronto Maple Leafs. There could be a couple of reasons for this. Obviously, one is that Vesa Toskala - who is starting Tuesday night against the Devils - gets traded. The other is that Toskala is hurting, with hip and groin problems.

Toskala was the backup to Curtis Joseph in Saturday's 4-3 win in Ottawa, but was noticeably uncomfortable as he stretched during the intermissions. (Due to the small visitor's room at Scotiabank Place, he did it out in the public hallway.)

He still has one more year at $4 million on his Toronto contract. If the Maple Leafs decided Toskala needs to be shut down, Gerber - an unrestricted free agent-to-be - could fill in the blanks with Joseph and Justin Pogge.

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Elliotte Friedman joined CBC in October 2003 and is in his sixth season as a commentator with Hockey Night in Canada.

As part of his duties with Hockey Night in Canada, Friedman hosts Inside Hockey, a feature airing every Saturday during Scotiabank Hockey Tonight that tells the stories of the people and places that shape the game of hockey. Always committed to giving viewers the inside story, fans call follow him throughout the regular season and playoffs on Twitter at http://twitter.com/FriedmanHNIC.

In August 2008, Friedman worked as a commentator for the Beijing Olympic Summer Games, covering both aquatics and athletics events. This marked his fourth Olympic Games with CBC. In addition to his work on Hockey Night in Canada, he hosted CFL on CBC broadcasts in 2006 and 2007 and has covered President's Choice Raptors Basketball and The Queen's Plate for the network.

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