"There have been contract talks. There's been back and forth between Tavares' camp and the Leafs' front office. I don't think anything is imminent, though I do hear the dialogue is supposed to pick up again.
There is a mutual desire between the team and John Tavares to get something done at some point. From the Leafs' perspective, it is something they want to get done, but I don't know if they're in a rush to do it."