Since locking up defenseman Dustin Byfuglien to a five-year extension, all eyes have been on the Winnipeg Jets to see if captain Andrew Ladd will be moved ahead of the Feb. 29 trade deadline, and it appears general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff is already busy on the phones.

The Jets are believed to have received an offer of a first-round pick plus a prospect, TSN's Gary Lawless reports.

Six teams currently in playoff position - the Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Washington Capitals - are believed to be interested in the 30-year-old's services, according to Lawless.

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The report also cites an NHL executive who says the Jets may get more than a pick and a prospect with so much league-wide interest in the 11-year veteran.

Ladd has 33 points in 58 games this season, and is on pace for his fifth 20-goal campaign in the past six seasons. He has won a pair of Stanley Cups; one with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006, and one with the Blackhawks in 2010.

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Frustration may be getting the best of the Chicago Blackhawks, as they finished the second period down 4-0 to the Minnesota Wild, and also down a defenseman who was ejected for a crushing hit.

Michal Rozsival's day at TCF Bank Stadium ended early as he was given a five-minute major for interference and a game misconduct late in the second for this hit on Wild forward Jason Zucker, who was carted off the ice with an upper-body injury.

Zucker had one shot on goal, playing a team-low 5:26 of ice time on the day.

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Matt Dumba made history in the State of Hockey on Sunday.

The Minnesota Wild defenseman opened the scoring in a Stadium Series game against the Chicago Blackhawks, banging home a Ryan Carter rebound off a failed breakaway attempt.

The goal was Dumba's ninth, and the first scored outdoors by a member of the Wild.

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The St. Louis Blues will be without Alexander Steen for at least four weeks with an upper-body injury, the team announced Sunday.

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The injury came at the hands of Arizona Coyotes defenseman Kevin Connauton, who made contact with Steen and caused an awkward collision into the boards.

Steen's injury will be reevaluated in four weeks, at which point there'll be fewer than 10 games left in the regular season.

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Michael Del Zotto's season is over.

The Philadelphia Flyers defenseman is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair a wrist ligament and is expected to be out three-to-four months, general manager Ron Hextall announced Sunday.

Del Zotto, who signed a two-year, $7.75-million contract extension with the Flyers last summer, recorded four goals and nine assists in 52 games prior to suffering the injury.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs are just getting started.

Following Sunday's trade that saw general manager Lou Lamoriello send forward Shawn Matthias and the balance of his $2.3-million cap hit to the Colorado Avalanche, the Maple Leafs still possess a bevy of impending unrestricted free agents who can be used as bait in advance of the NHL's Feb. 29 trade deadline.

(Contract information courtesy: General Fanager)

The Maple Leafs are well positioned to further stock the cupboard through the draft, as the players above are capable of fetching more picks and prospects.

On top of that, the Maple Leafs have prominent restricted free agents Nazem Kadri and Morgan Rielly to take care of. Reimer could also be retained, which would make Jonathan Bernier the odd man out in net.

It remains to be seen whether players like Joffrey Lupul, James van Riemsdyk, and Tyler Bozak - all currently on injured reserve - are part of Brendan Shanahan's long-term plan, or if they'll meet the same fate as Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel in being shipped out of town.

What's clear is the Maple Leafs are trying to wipe the slate as clean as possible in hopes of building a winning product from the ground up, and the deconstruction process could go into overdrive over the next eight days.

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