Fletcher On The Phone?

Maple Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher may not be about to pull the trigger on a trade, but the Toronto Sun reports he's having discussions with other teams.

Fletcher returned from the NHL's general managers meeting in Chicago yesterday and had "talked preliminarily with a few teams."

The paper suggests the Leafs could make a move in the coming weeks.

"At some stage we'll seriously consider trading a defenseman for a forward," Fletcher told the Sun. "But it's going to have to be for somebody who really, really appeals to us."

The Leafs have a surplus of defenseman, with two or three sitting out each game. Ian White, who has yet to play in a game this season, is among those on the trading block.

"I don't blame [White] for being frustrated," Fletcher. "He played 81 games for us last year. But I'm sure he'll get his chance."

It's also been widely reported that the Leafs are entertaining the thought of trading Matt Stajan, Alexei Ponikarovsky and Carlo Colaiacovo.

The Source