Many, many hours from now, the Leafs will play the Kraken in Seattle. Until then, you'll have to talk about something other than the refs.

Chutzpah personified:

And no the NHLPA is not bad, nor should they feel bad, this is them doing their job.

This is just a roundup of all the existing talk, not much of which qualifies even as rumours. This term "linked" is handy because it encompasses, "Hey, what about this guy?" talk along with actual sourced information about real talks between teams.

Maple Leafs continue to explore centre options — The Fourth Period
The Maple Leafs remain in the hunt for an upgrade up the middle and are looking at options at the centre position.
The Fourth PeriodRumours

Stolarz is on LTIR still, so some roster moves would have to happen to bring him onto the playing roster. With OEL good to play, Dakota Mermis is a bit surplus even on a road trip, so that's the easiest way to open up roster space under the 23-man limit. The Leafs could also simply send down Matt Murray.

Look for a preview much, much later, as morning skate should be at about 2 pm Toronto time.

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