Sportsnet reporter Chris Johnston guest starred on the 31 Thoughts Podcast with Elliotte Friedman in an episode recorded just after the draft on the weekend. Naturally, as these things go, they spent some time talking about the Leafs, the holes in the Leafs roster and the dwindling pool of cap space. They cover the gamut from things they’re sure are true, to rumours they haven’t nailed down to pure speculation, and one of the things they talk about is Leafs interest in Jason Zucker. This seems to be a real thing, not speculation.
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