I'll start off by saying I'm always skeptical in these situations. The Leafs are always rumored to be in on the big UFA (and I think Babcock counts in that category for simplicity) and if you've followed along the past decade or so the Leafs landed David Clarkson.
Mike Babcock is expected to make his decision today and yours truly was skeptical at this morning's Dreger rumors:
Crazy that Dreger announced Toronto is in on someone big.
— Chemmy (@felixpotvin) May 20, 2015
Since then Bob McKenzie and most of the hockey world has weighed in on this, but occasional PPP contributor / annoying twenty year old with bad shoes Jeff Veillette came up with this:
MLSE's private jet is scheduled to head to Detroit later today and depart within three minutes of arrival.