James Reimer may not have played his last game as a Toronto Maple Leaf.

The 27-year-old - dealt to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, alongside Jeremy Morin in exchange for goaltender Alex Stalock, forward Ben Smith, and a fourth-round draft pick in 2018 - hasn't ruled out a return to his former club.

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"It's definitely an option," said Reimer, according to TSN's Mark Masters. "It's a special place and I have a lot of great memories here and a lot of good friends.

"Who knows what's going to happen. It's a long time in the future and we'll cross that bridge when we do. As for right now, I'm looking forward to putting on a Shark's uniform."

Reimer's six-year career with the Maple Leafs saw him become the team's all-time leader in career save percentage with a .914 mark, while also ranking 10th in wins, and third with 5,590 career saves.

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With trade winds swirling all over the NHL, a member of the Dallas Stars made an early exit from Saturday's game against the New York Rangers.

Forward Ales Hemsky was forced out of the contest due to an illness, and was deemed unable to return.

Earlier on Saturday, a report surfaced suggesting Dallas was interested in acquiring defenseman Dan Hamhuis from the Vancouver Canucks. Whether Hemsky's apparent illness is in any way related to possible moves at the impending trade deadline remains to be seen.

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Filip Forsberg is red hot right now.

For the second time in three games, the Nashville Predators forward recorded a hat trick, with his latest three-goal outburst coming in succession during the second period of Saturday's contest against the St. Louis Blues.

The goal that completed Forsberg's natural hat trick also spelled the end of Jake Allen's afternoon in net.

Forsberg now has 12 goals in his past 11 games, and a total of 26 on the season, which ties his career-high mark from last year.

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The Minnesota Wild will have Zach Parise back in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Florida Panthers, head coach John Torchetti confirmed Saturday.

Parise missed the past two games with an upper-body injury.

The 31-year-old ranks fourth on the team in scoring with 36 points, and has also tallied 18 goals.

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The Florida Panthers pulled off their third trade in less than an hour Saturday, landing defenseman Jakub Kindl from the Detroit Red Wings, according to various reports.

Kindl, who is in the third season of a four-year, $9.6-million deal, has been back and forth between Detroit and the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins this season.

The 29-year-old recorded two goals and four assists in 25 games with the Red Wings.

The Panthers acquired Jiri Hudler from the Calgary Flames as well as Teddy Purcell from the Edmonton Oilers in separate trades Saturday.

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You're up, Garret Sparks.

Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Lou Lamoriello addressed the media Saturday afternoon after trading James Reimer - his best goaltender - to the San Jose Sharks in a four-player deal that netted his club a conditional 2018 fourth-round draft pick.

Lamoriello talked about the return - mainly the draft pick that could, at best, turn into a third-round selection - since many Maple Leafs supporters aren't too happy with it.

With Reimer's contract expiring and Toronto playing out the stretch with a roster already resembling that of an AHL team, Lamoriello said it's time to look to the future in goal, specifically in Sparks and Antoine Bibeau.

"We needed to take a look at our minor-league goalies who are playing extremely well," he said, according to TSN's Frank Seravalli.

Sparks played five games for Toronto this season, winning three, and recorded a shutout and .915 save percentage. Only 22, he has a .925 save percentage in 20 games with the AHL's Toronto Marlies this season. Drafted 190th overall in the seventh round in 2011, Sparks could be the goalie of the future. Lamoriello wants to find out.

"We have to take a look at Sparks right now and see if how he performed earlier is the real thing," Lamoriello said, according to The Canadian Press' Jonas Siegel.

Bibeau will turn 22 in May and was a sixth-round pick, 172nd overall, in 2013. He has a .904 save percentage in 25 games with the Marlies this season, after posting a .913 save percentage in the AHL in 31 games last season. He's yet to see NHL action.

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