TSN: Bob McKenzie said that Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas wanted to talk to the agents for pending restricted free agents Kasperi Kapanen and Andreas Johnsson this week to get an idea of what could be coming when they sit down on future talks.
“Now, I don’t believe that Kyle Dubas and the Toronto Maple Leafs want to trade Kasperi Kapanen or Andreas Johnsson between now and Monday, but I also think that Dubas and the Leafs wanted to get a handle on what the reasonable expectations of the player might be in a contract just in case the Leafs are presented with something that would open the door for them to maybe trade one of those guys because there may be financial reasons why they can’t keep them long-term anyway.