Trade Rumor: Multiple teams request the asking price for star forward.

Although the NHL's top prospects took center stage at the NHL Scouting Combine, there was another hot topic of conversation among GM's on Saturday. Apparently the conversation shifted to the subject of polarizing Toronto Maple Leafs forward Phil Kessel. Kessel is drawing a lot of attention around the league and it seems as though teams have already begun requesting the asking price for the scoring forward. Per Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman on Hockey Night in Canada's Saturday "Headlines" segment: From what I understand out of that, teams are starting to call the Toronto Maple Leafs and say, 'if we're serious about doing this, what is the price going to be?' I don't think this is going to happen - if it happens - for another couple of weeks, but I think we're at the phase now where the serious teams who want to talk about him are going to Toronto and saying, 'what are we looking at if we want to get this done?' Kessel comes with a big cap-hit at $8 million dollars for next season. However, the hefty price tag hasn't discouraged teams from  reaching out to the Toronto Maple Leafs to inquire about cost. It is more than likely the Leafs will begin trying to make a deal for Kessel, now that they have gauged the interest he will be receiving. It all comes down to who will give the Leafs what they ask for him.