On Toronto Maple Leafs pending free agent …
Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic: The 28-yeard old James van Riemsdyk is now up to 33 goals on the season. JvR is now the leading goal scorer among pending unrestricted free agents.
“It’s one of those things where sure, you’d like to know what’s going on, but at the same time you realize it’s out of your control so you try to stay confident,” van Riemsdyk said. “It makes it easier when you’re on a team like this, it’s a special group of guys and a special group of players.