No one expected the Molson Canadian World Hockey Summit to pass through Toronto without hearing a lot from Maple Leafs president and general manager Brian Burke.

True to form, he was front and center when the globe's most influential hockey people gathered from Aug. 23 to 26, especially when the focus of the conference zeroed in on whether the NHL would participate in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Burke was already on record as saying the league had to get a lot more out money and publicity out of the experience than the previous two times the games were held out of North America, in 1998 and 2006.

"We had a perfect storm in Vancouver with the right teams and good TV numbers," Burke said, "But we didn't get a thing out of Torino and Nagano.

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In his first NHL season, center Christian Hanson proved to the NHL he isn't just the son a "Slap Shot" star. Now 24, the lad can play and is out to prove he can use his 6-3, 200-pound body in a larger role for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Hanson signed a one-year, two-way contract on Tuesday. It will pay him $650,000 at the NHL level and $105,000 for time with AHL Toronto. His job? Make the Leafs out of training camp from a field that includes a number of tough fourth-line types and prospects they will protect.

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Lost in the recent uptick in news about Ilya Kovalchuk's contract, questions about Marc Savard's contract remain -- enough of them, it appears, to cause teams to back away from talking to the Boston Bruins about acquiring him. That doesn't mean the Bruins have abandoned the idea. They continue to shop Savard, according to ESPN.com. But in combination with Savard's seven-year, front-loaded contract, potential suitors are seen as having salary cap concerns that would stifle a deal.

The NHL free-agent market's top remaining goal scorer not named Ilya Kovalchuk is staying in Arizona. The Phoenix Coyotes re-signed unrestricted free agent Lee Stempniak to a two-year contract, the Arizona Republic reported on its website late Sunday. Stempniak will be paid $3.8 million for the two years, according to media reports -- $1.5 million for 2010-11, $2.3 million for 2011-12. His cap hit is $1.9 million according to capgeek.com. "We are very pleased to have signed Lee to a two-year contract," GM Don Maloney said in a statement.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs signed unrestricted free agent forward Clarke MacArthur to a one-year deal that an NHL source confirmed is worth $1.1 million. MacArthur played for both the Sabres and Thrashers last season, after being dealt from Buffalo to Atlanta near the trade deadline for a pair of draft picks. He posted a career-high 35 points in 81 games last year, following up a 2008-09 season in which he scored 17 goals for the Sabres. At 25 years old, he still provides upside for the Leafs while filling a role on a second or third line.

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed unrestricted free agent forward Clarke MacArthur to a one-year deal that an NHL source confirmed is worth $1.1 million. MacArthur played for both the Sabres and Thrashers last season, after being dealt from Buffalo to Atlanta near the trade deadline for a pair of draft picks. He posted a career-high 35 points in 81 games last year, following up a 2008-09 season in which he scored 17 goals for the Sabres. At 25 years old, he still provides upside for the Leafs while filling a role on a second or third line.

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed unrestricted free agent forward Clarke MacArthur to a one-year contract.

Forward Clarke MacArthur has signed a one-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team announced the deal with the unrestricted free agent Saturday. MacArthur had 16 goals and 19 assists last season between the Buffalo Sabres and Atlanta Thrashers, who acquired him on March 3 in exchange for draft picks.

In a deal that adds even more depth to their defense while shedding contracts, the Toronto Maple Leafs sent forward prospects Alex Berry and Stefano Giliati to the Tampa Bay Lightning for defenseman Matt Lashoff. The trade now gives the Maple Leafs nine defensemen under contract, and according to CapGeek.com, Toronto has $28.325 million committed to defensemen this season ¬-- the most in the National Hockey League. Lashoff, 23, has a one-way deal worth $550,000.