Lance Hornby: Brendan Shannan said that contract talks with restricted free agent Mitch Marner had an amicable start last week. The Leafs won’t have any other big deals complete until the Marner situation is settled.
Varlamov could return to the Colorado Avalanche
Adrian Dater: Have been hearing that there is still a chance that the Colorado Avalanche could bring pending free agent goaltender Semyon Varlamov back next season.
This is a possibility even after they re-signed Pavel Francouz.
Pierre LeBrun: Would have to think that Varlamov would at least go through the free agent interview period to see would other options could be out there.