Sportsnet: The Toronto Maple Leafs and pending restricted free agent forward Kasperi Kapanen are set to talk contract extension early this upcoming week.
“This week Markus Lehto, representative for Kasperi Kapanen, will be in Toronto once the Leafs get back from this six-game road trip that they’re on and I think there will be some preliminary talks on where he stands with the Leafs,” said Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston during the Headlines segment of Hockey Night in Canada Saturday. “It won’t be an official meeting to have a contract discussion, but I do believe the Leafs would like to get Kasperi Kapanen’s contract extension done sooner than later, if at all possible.