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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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No worries.With Mayweather, whom Pacquiao said he invited, leaning in and intently watching the fight, Pacquiao stormed to a one-sided decision victory to reclaim a welterweight world title before a wild crowd of 16,132. After the scores of 118-109, 118-109 and a very questionable 114-113 card from judge Dave Moretti in favor of Pacquiao were announced, Pacquiao climbed the ring post with his new belt over his shoulder in front of Mayweather and smiled at him.Mayweather responded by giving him a thumbs up. Mayweathers comment to the ringside media on Pacquiaos performance: Not bad.ESPN.com scored the fight 119-108 for Pacquiao, who was coming out of a brief retirement that followed his lopsided decision win against Timothy Bradley Jr. in April, followed by his winning a senate seat in the Philippines. Now the question is: Will Mayweather join him in returning?Im just taking [my daughter] to the fight, said Mayweather, who does not typically go to fights other than the ones his Mayweather Promotions puts on.Pacquiao said he came back because he missed boxing and devised a schedule to juggle both jobs. He said he still wanted to make big money, much of which he gives away to the poor in his country. The biggest money would be a rematch with Mayweather. Their fight generated some $600 million. First he had to dismiss Vargas, which he did handily.I feel happy, Pacquiao said. Im trying every round to knock him down, but I dont want to be careless. I was very careful to go inside because I know he will counter me. I feel I could do more, but every round I did try to knock him out. I wanted to win every round. Walking into the ring tonight as a challenger energized me.Pacquiao maintained a brutal schedule preparing for the fight. He trained in the morning and at night, with a full day of senate work in between. He fought this weekend only because the date was during a senate recess.Trainer Freddie Roach was proud of him.He worked so hard for me in the gym and so hard for the Philippines in the senate, Roach said. He had a killer schedule, but one only Manny could complete.Before the opening bell, Pacquiao looked over at Mayweather, pumped his fist and smiled. After a fairly close opening round, Pacquiao landed a lightning-fast straight left hand that landed flush and dropped Vargas to the seat of his pants late in the second round. He quickly beat the count from referee Kenny Bayless and did not seem too badly hurt.Fighting Manny Pacquiao is like playing a very fast game of chess, Vargas said. You have to be alert at all times. Theres a lot of punches coming in. He was very fast, and he was very sharp. His speed surprised me at the beginning, and that [knockdown] woke me up. He has tremendous speed. Fighting Pacquiao only elevated my game, and it makes me better.ddddddddddddacquiao, the only fighter in boxing history to win world titles in eight weight classes, kept up an intense attack in the third round, and Vargas looked like a deer in headlights as the crowd went wild with chants of Manny! Manny! He was jumping in and out and tagging Vargas with left hands and making him miss badly.Vargas began to find his footing midway through the fight. There were many exciting exchanges on the inside, and Vargas landed a thudding right hand as the bell ended the sixth round.The eighth round was action packed as Vargas (27-2, 10 KOs) backed Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs) up with a right hand before Pacquiao unleashed a flurry. They traded shots, and Pacquiao connected with an overhand right in the final seconds.Vargas, 27, of Las Vegas, emerged from the round with a bloody gash over his right eye that cutman Rafael Garcia went to work on as soon as the round ended. When Pacquiao nailed Vargas with a right hand in the ninth round, blood went flying from Vargas wound.The 37-year-old Pacquiao, the first senator to win a world title, kept the pressure on in the 12th round. He came into the fight having not scored a knockout in 11 consecutive fights since a 12th-round stoppage of Miguel Cotto to win a welterweight title for the first time in November 2009, and he seemed to really be gunning for one. But Vargas was tough and took plenty of hard shots, including a right hand that sent him backward in the final minute of the fight.It was a tough fight, but lets give credit to Pacquiao and his legendary performances, said Dewey Cooper, Vargas trainer. He is a great champion.Pacquiao did not come to the news conference after the fight because of the time it took for him to provide a sample for his doping test and because he needed 16 stitches to close a gash he suffered on the top of his head from an accidental head-butt in the 12th round. It came as a surprise that he needed stiches because the cut was not noticeable when it happened since there was virutally no blood.Pacquiao earned a minimum of $4 million, and Vargas made a career-high $2.8 million for the first defense of the vacant title he won in March with a ninth-round knockout of then-undefeated former U.S. Olympian Sadam Ali. According to CompuBox punch statistics, Pacquiao landed 147 of 409 punches (36 percent), and Vargas connected on 104 of 562 (19 percent).If Mayweathwer wants a rematch, Pacquiao is certainly interested but did not call him out.Im gonna go back home to the Philippines and back to work in the senate, and then Ill talk to [Top Rank promoter] Bob [Arum] about my next fight, he said. I dont know who the fight will be. Whoever the people want me to fight. I am not picking an opponent. Whoever my promoter gives me, I will fight. Anybody at 147. [Junior welterweight champion Terence] Crawford at 140? Not a problem.But what about Mayweather?I invited him to come tonight, Pacquiao said.It would seem clear that there will soon be another invitation, a mutual one from each to meet again, this time inside the ring. ' ' '