Maple Leafs grab Gerber, Reitz off waiver wire

The Toronto Maple Leafs picked up Martin Gerber off re-entry waivers from the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, adding some depth in front of goal after the club announced Vesa Toskala is done for the season.

Tosakala, who hasn't lost in regulation since Jan. 19, will have hip and groin surgery.

He made 49 saves during an overtime loss to New Jersey on Tuesday night, and nothing specific happened in that game that forced him to shut it down for the year.

"We've been knowing what's going on for a while," Toskala said. "We made the decision together. We need to start healing as soon as possible because recovery might take quite a long time."

Toskala is 22-17-11 in 53 appearances this season with a 3.26 goals-against average and .891 save percentage. He expects the recovery period to last up to four months.

Gerber is 4-9-1 in 14 appearances this season with a 2.86 goals-against average and .899 save percentage. He's spent the past couple months with Binghamton in the American Hockey League.

Gerber, who is making $3.7 million this season, will become an unrestricted free agent July 1. The Leafs will pay half his salary for the remainder of the season.

The Maple Leafs also picked up defenseman Erik Reitz off waivers from the New York Rangers.

Reitz has two points in 42 games with the Rangers and Minnesota Wild this season.