Update on Muzzin contract from NHL insider Darren Dreger

This just in courtesy of TSN hockey insider Darren Dreger, the Toronto Maple Leafs and pending unrestricted free agent Jake Muzzin are reportedly engaged in discussions on a contract extension.

Here’s the scoop from Dregs:

“It’s getting closer, but it’s not done yet. And the expectation is that if all things continue to progress the way that they are that they should have a contract extension for Jake Muzzin as early or before the trade deadline.”

“Now, understandably because the Toronto Maple Leafs are a cap-strapped team there are some cap gymnastics at play here, there’s some tagging room concerns so they’re working on some different scenarios I would say but the expectation is that Jake Muzzin will be extended by the deadline.”

For what it’s worth, Muzzin is in the final year of a five year contract that pays him $4 million annually. The Leafs have three pending free agents on the blue line in Muzzin, Tyson Barrie and RFA Travis Dermott.

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