- The Maple Leafs hope to have blueliner Jani Hakanpaa skate with the main group next week, relays Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun (Twitter link). Toronto agreed to terms with the 32-year-old on the opening day of free agency but concerns over the state of his knee resulted in the agreement being cut to one year and getting registered more than two months later. Thus far, Hakanpaa had been skating with the minor league group, bringing into question his availability for the start of the season. If he’s able to get in some practices with the main squad and perhaps a preseason game, he could be cleared for opening night.