If Brad Marchand hits the open market on Tuesday, the Toronto Maple Leafs will reportedly be among several teams interested in the forward's services. And likely one of the frontrunners to land him.

The Panthers inked defenseman Aaron Ekblad to a big contract extension on Monday. And with the deal, Florida now has less than $5 million in salary cap room remaining. Some projections have Marchand being worth up to $8 million per year.

A Bruins reunion could soon be on the table for Brad Marchand. If the Canadian left winger does not re-sign with the Panthers, the Bruins — who traded him to Florida during the season after 15-plus years in Boston — and the Maple Leafs are interested in talking to Marchand on Tuesday once the free agency period opens,