Everyone seems to have the Michael Bunting-to-Toronto rumour this morning ahead of Free Agency. There’s enough smoke here that we can safely call this a signing waiting on the clock to tick over.
Bunting, 26 next month, is a left-shooting left wing who is listed at 5’11” and 197 lb. Players who aren’t old enough to become UFAs, but have not played much NHL-level pro hockey can end up free agents early, which is how Bunting became a Group 6 UFA today.
Drafted in 2014 in the fourth round by Arizona, Bunting, from Toronto, played some junior hockey on the Soo Greyhounds.