Flames, Maple Leafs Circling A Summer Trade Pitch

The rumor mill is already warming up, and Calgary and Toronto have found their way into the same offseason conversation. When two teams with different pressure points get linked this early, it usually means somebody around the league thinks the fit is a little too obvious to ignore. The details are thin for now, but the kind of trade chatter that surfaces this early tends to have a reason behind it, and both clubs know the summer can get expensive in a hurry.