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There had been rumblings that the Los Angeles Kings were ready to move young goaltender Jonathan Bernier and the Toronto Maple Leafs pounced. Numbers Game looks at the Leafs dealing a couple of young roster players to get what they hope will be a franchise goaltender. The Maple Leafs Get: G Jonathan Bernier. Bernier, 24, was the 11th overall pick in the 2006 draft and started games in the NHL as early as 2007, when he was 19, but hes been stuck in a backup role with the Kings ever since. There was a time when he might have had a shot to beat out Jonathan Quick for the number one job, but those days are already in the rearview, so if Bernier was going to get an opportunity to start, it would have to be somewhere else. In the last three seasons, playing as Quicks backup, Bernier has put up a .913 save percentage in 55 games. Among goaltenders to have handled a backup workload in that time (40-90 games played), Berniers save percentage ranks sixth (and its worth noting that the top three are all starters now). So, he has the pedigree and has shown enough to this in point in his career to be ready to challenge for a starting job. That Toronto is the team looking for a starting goaltender, after James Reimer posted a .924 save percentage last season (and .923 against Boston in the first round of the playoffs) is puzzling, but there must be something that causes the Maple Leafs brass concern, since they were actually trying to trade for Miikka Kiprusoff at the trade deadline. Over the last three seasons, Reimer has a .915 save percentage, which is tied for 18th among goalies with at least 90 games played, but it seemed that at least some of the blame for subpar numbers in 2011-2012 could be tied to a concussion suffered early in that season. Reimer has one year, at a $1.8-million cap hit, remaining on his contract. Bernier is a restricted free agent, after making $1.25-million last season. Berniers new contract could foreshadow the Leafs plans in goal, but its safe to say that Bernier, an acquisition of new GM Dave Nonis (as opposed to Reimer, whom he inherited), is likely to have an inside track to the number one job. It wouldnt come as a surprise if another goaltender-needy team turned to Toronto to ask about Reimers availability. In any case, the Maple Leafs now have a strong goaltending tandem, provided that the distribution of games doesnt become an overriding concern. If Bernier reaches his potential and is a 60-start goaltender with a save percentage in the .920 range, then that will be a fine return. If hes not, there will be questions about why there was a need to give up inexpensive assets when the Leafs already had a reasonably-priced goaltender coming off a strong season. With Matt Frattin moving on, that creates an additional opening in Torontos top nine for next season. Joe Colborne may be one forward prospect ready to move up but, since the Leafs dont have a lot of forwards ready to jump into a regular role, Frattins departure could increase the need for a checking winger in free agency. The Kings Get: RW Matt Frattin, G Ben Scrivens and a second-round pick in either 2014 or 2015. Frattin is a 25-year-old winger with good speed, decent hands and an improving physical game. In 82 career games, he has 15 goals and 28 points and put up relatively solid possession stats for the Leafs last season. Frattin, who has one year remaining on a deal with a cap hit of $925,000, is a very reasonably-priced top nine forward and will be a restricted free agent next summer. Scrivens, 26, only has 32 career NHL games under his belt, but his .910 save percentage to this point (and .924 save percentage in 94 AHL games) indicates that hes capable of being an above-average backup. Scrivens is a bargain, at a cap hit of $612,500 next season, but will be an unrestricted free agent at seasons end. That second-round pick is for value down the road. Theres about a 28% chance of yielding an NHL player with picks 31 through 60, and it could be five years from now before that player is even knocking on the door for an NHL job. In the grand scheme, it may not seem that the Kings got a massive return in exchange for a highly-touted goaltender but, they got two inexpensive NHL roster players that will allow them more flexibility with the salary cap coming down for next season. Since Bernier was blocked by Quick, now and virtually forever based on his contract, it made sense to acquire quality assets in exchange now. 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"I think everybody was kind of watching," catcher David Ross said. "Demp (Ryan Dempster) came out before he went to the bullpen and was just yelling that they lost. Oversight of an important email from the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) left India on the verge of embarrassment in the lead-up to the Under-19 Asia Cup. The cost of the error is not insignificant: it has broken the hearts of seven young cricketers born between November 1997 and November 1998.On November 3, the BCCI announced through a media release a fresh batch of Under-19 cricketers who were to take part in the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka in mid-December. On December 2, a day before the conditioning camp began in Bangalore, the Indian Express reported that the selectors had made seven changes to the original squad because of the last-minute discovery of the ACC email.It turned out that the selectors picked the original team based on BCCI tournament norms: anyone who is under 19 can play Under-19 tournaments. The ACC, though, had clearly communicated its eligibility norms to the BCCI: only those who qualify for the next Under-19 World Cup, to be held in New Zealand in early 2018, were eligible for the Asia Cup. This communication was noticed because of a recent reshuffle of duties within the BCCI. Ratnakar Shetty, the BCCI general manager - game development, who is now looking after Under-19 operations, spotted the email and arranged a fresh selection-committee meeting.The selectors were caught off guard themselves. The board didnt communicate to us the eligibility norm, Venkatesh Prasad, the chairman of the junior selection committee, told ESPNcricinfo. Even Amitabh Choudhury, a BCCI joint secretary and convenor of the junior selection committee, didnt know of the eligibility criteria.The selectors met again last week to pick seven new players. In one blow they had lost three quicks. Of the 39 players that played in the Under-19 Challenger Trophy, 22 were born before November 1998, and were thus ineligible to play the Asia Cup.dddddddddddd Had they seen the email from the ACC earlier, the selectors would arguably have selected the Challenger Trophy squads accordingly.If not for this reshuffle within the BCCI, India could have landed up in Sri Lanka with half its squad ineligible. While the risk of disqualification has been averted, seven players who had their passports made, visas stamped, and bags packed to go to Bangalore to train under Rahul Dravid suddenly have nowhere to go but their state Under-19 matches.Our biggest concern as selectors was the psychological effect of this on these kids, Prasad said. If I were in their place, I would feel pretty angry and disappointed. We have been assured by the BCCI that it will speak to them and take all necessary steps.This has unwittingly brought to fore a gap in the Under-19 system. The World Cups are played every two years, and with boards directing all their efforts towards winning those events, it could mean every alternate batch of Under-19 cricketers doesnt get to play big tournaments. Cricinfo understands the BCCI is in talks with the ECB for a bilateral series early next year, and these seven players could get their chance there.This is not the first time the BCCI has made unexplained changes to a representative side. In August this year, more than a month after naming the India A squads for the tour of Australia, the selectors made changes less than a week from departure, without acknowledgement or explanation. 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