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Friedman: Possible trade destinations for Phil Kessel

On moving the 4th overall pick:
Kyle Dubas was the one who talked about, if they got the right offer, they would consider moving out of the four spot. Don Maloney said the same thing on the same day; he said they had three calls about number three, but they weren’t sure what they were going to do. I mean, that’s normal. Everybody listens.

On the Phil Kessel sweepstakes:
The thing about Kessel is, I just get the sense that now we’re getting to a serious point where if teams out there are going to do it, they’re calling the Maple Leafs and saying, “okay, if we want to do Phil Kessel, what is it going to take?