Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun: Since the Buffalo Sabres could use help on the blueline, would they be interested in Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Nikita Zaitsev with the Maple Leafs covering a portion of his contract.
Since the Maple Leafs don’t have a first-round pick this year, would a second- and a third-round draft pick, or a draft pick and Connor Brown be enough to land Philadelphia Flyers Wayne Simmonds?
Senators will let teams know about their pending UFAs this week
Emily Sadler of Sportsnet: The Ottawa Senators are letting teams know that if their pending free agents – Matt Duchene, Mark Stone and Ryan Dzingel – will become available on the trade market, it will be 10 days before the deadline according to Elliotte Friedman.