Monster one of many targets for Burke

The Swedish Elite league squad is the home of much recruited goaltender Jonas Gustavsson, a player the Leafs general manager is hotly chasing. But it doesn’t end with the kid they call the Monster, as the Leafs are also in pursuit of the team’s captain, centre Rickard Wallin.

“We’ve talked to him and expressed some interest, but there’s nothing to report,” Leafs senior vice president of hockey operations, Dave Nonis, said yesterday. “It’s a little early.”

Sources in Sweden say talks have progressed further though, as Wallin could be the latest player stripped from the Farjestad roster. Last year, the big recruit was forward Fabian Brunnstrom, who settled on Dallas after being wooed by the Leafs.

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