Chris Nichols of Fan Rag Sports: Elliotte Friedman was on Sportnet 590 and was talking about the Toronto Maple Leafs. He believes the Maple Leafs GM Lou Lamoriello is waiting for the right piece before make a move.
“… Why did Oliver Ekman-Larsson rumors begin earlier this year? Because 1) Arizona was in Toronto. Everybody knows we like to create rumors as much as anyone else does. And No. 2, people look at his situation, they say, ‘Will he ever become available?’
“And I think if he ever did become available, A) Toronto is a team that could make that trade.