Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans, we have good news to start things off today!

The Maple Leafs have signed defender Timothy Liljegren to a two year contract extension.

Let the offseason begin as Leafs re-sign Liljegren

Now we play the waiting game with Rasmus Sandin.

Speaking of the waiting game, the Hockey Hall of Fame announced the 2022 induction class and Alexander Mogilny will keep on playing because he wasn't invited yet again.

Your 2022 class is:

Herb Carnegie as a Builder.

Riikka Sallinen is the first Finnish woman to be inducted.

Daniel Alfredsson of the Detroit Red Wings.

Henrik & Daniel Sedin and Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks.

Alfie is Going to the Hall of Fame

In draft lead up news, The SBN mock draft has begun:

1) Shane Wright - Montréal Canadiens

NHL Mock Draft 2022: Montreal Canadiens select Shane Wright with No. 1 pick

2) Logan Cooley - New Jersey Devils

NHL Mock Draft 2022: New Jersey Devils Select Logan Cooley with No. 2 Pick

3) Juraj Slafkovsky - Arizona Coyotes

NHL Mock Draft 2022: Arizona Coyotes select Juraj Slafkovský with No. 3 pick

4) Simon Necec - San Jose Sharks

NHL Mock Draft 2022: Seattle Kraken select Simon Nemec with No. 4 pick

5) David Jiricek - Philadelphia Flyers

NHL Mock Draft 2022: Philadelphia Flyers select David Jiricek with No. 5 pick

6) Cutter Gauthier - Columbus Blue Jackets

NHL Mock Draft 2022: Columbus Blue Jackets select Cutter Gauthier with sixth pick

7) Joakim Kemmel - Ottawa Senators

NHL Mock Draft 2022: Ottawa Senators select Joakim Kemell with No. 7 pick

A good reminder to check out Brigstew’s daily prospect preview for players, now on the Leafs second round pick range:

2022 NHL Draft Profile: Adam Sýkora

Also to catch up from yesterday:

New offseason cap calculation & updated RFA list
Sometimes you just have to pay them to leave

And some shenanigans I promised:

Are Maple Leafs scared to make significant deal?

Probably.

NHL Rumors: What Will the Winnipeg Jets do with Wheeler, Dubois and Scheifele? - NHL Rumors

Tear it all down and move to New Orleans.

Enjoy your day folks. I'm still in quarantine, so spread some rumors on Twitter for my entertainment.

[SPECIES: Here you go!]

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