Raycroft, Metropolit, Cleary, and Lilja

Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Andrew Raycroft tells Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun he’s well aware that he may very well end up playing for a different team next season.

“I think it is pretty obvious there is going to be a lot of changes and lot of turmoil through the summer, but to talk like that is pretty premature,” Raycroft said. “Whoever is going to be the GM here, if my dad was GM, maybe I would play 82 games next year. Maybe I should just throw my name into the hat for the job and play myself 82 times.”

If the The Maple Leafs can’t deal Raycroft, the club may can buy him out at two-thirds of his $2 million salary cap hit, spread out over the next two seasons.

Raycroft will earn $2.2 million next season next season, the last on his three year deal.

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Boston Bruins pending unrestricted free agent forward Glen Metropolit The Boston Globe’s Fluto Shinzawa that his agent has talked with the club’s management about a possible contract extension.

Though “nothing serious has been discussed,” Metropolit isn’t too concerned. Apparently, he’s heard other teams are interested should he hit the open market July 1st.

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Ansar Khan of mLive reports that the Detroit Red Wings are close to agreeing on a contract extension with pending UFA forward Dan Cleary.

The only stumbling block appears to be salary, as the term appears to be agreed upon: five years. Expectations are that Cleary will make between $2.5 million and $3 million.

Red Wings GM Ken Holland says he is in constant contact with Cleary’s agent, as he is eager to get a new pact signed before July 1st.

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Khan also reports that Holland is discussing a new deal with the agent for pending UFA defenseman Andreas Lilja. The Red Wings would like to re-sign Lilja to a two-year deal.