from Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic,

So we now know the agents for Kyle Connor, Mitch Marner and Sebastian Aho got calls from other teams on Wednesday when the RFA speaking period opened.

And that’s just the players we confirmed. No doubt other RFAs also got calls. I’d be shocked if Patrik Laine’s camp didn’t or Brayden Point for that matter.

All of which could mean absolutely nothing in the end. It could just be some clubs calling out of curiosity, doing their due diligence.

Certainly, in Marner’s case, I think this is about using the CBA to its fullest to get the deal he wants with the Maple Leafs, no matter how he gets there.

more (paid), includes UFA talk too...