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Dion Phaneuf’s $49-million, seven-year extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs sparked plenty of reaction when it was announced last week—not all of it negative. I’m told that one rival GM phoned Leafs GM Dave Nonis the day after it was signed to inquire about whether he would be willing to trade a 28-year-old defenceman, who is now under contract through 2020-21. The answer, of course, was “no.”