LeBrun on Tkachuk landing with the Panthers, the Maple Leafs' targets and Werenski's potential departure

Jonas Siegel· Host0:00

Let's bring in our TSN Hockey Insider, joining us here on the Maple Toyota hotline. Here's Pierre LeBrun. Uh, Pierre, Vorinsky to the Leafs. [laughs] Your thoughts.

Pierre LeBrun· Guest0:10

[laughs] You guys are just trying to radio me on one of my last appearances of the year. Uh- Oh.

Jonas Siegel· Host0:18

Reasonable question.

Pierre LeBrun· Guest0:19

Yeah. No, listen, uh, yeah, I- I reported this a couple times. I- I know it rankled a lot of people in Columbus, and, and that wasn't the intent, but a lot of teams around the league are keeping a close eye on, on where that's headed for Zach Vorinsky. He has not officially asked for a trade, I think that's important to note, but there are certainly indications that him and his camp, uh, his agent Judd Moldower, are having conversations about what the future looks like. He's got two years left on his deal. Um, you know, th- this certainly could be a thing that plays out over another 12 months because he has two years on his deal, but I think it's certainly very possible that at some point before the end of the summer that it's communicated maybe to Columbus that, "Hey, we're still gonna play hard here, but we don't think we're gonna sign an extension, so take that information for what it is." [laughs] Um, and, and so that's why so many teams are keeping an eye on it 'cause, I mean, that would be quite a, quite an auction in terms of, uh, how many teams would wanna get in on Zach Vorinsky, no question about it.

Bryan Hayes· Host1:23

Uh, before I ask this question, I'd like to get Joe from the bridge to maybe center you a little better, Pierre. [laughs] You look like you're 14