MIAMI - The Miami Marlins top baseball executive says its too early to tell whether the team will be able to reach agreements with several of their young players who have been offered long-term contracts. Curley Culp Jersey .The offers came after the Marlins sealed a record $325 million, 13-year deal with slugger Giancarlo Stanton last month. The Marlins seek more modest multiyear agreements with right-hander Jose Fernandez, left fielder Christian Yelich, shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria and centre fielder Marcell Ozuna.None is yet eligible for arbitration.They know theyre young in their careers, so I dont think theres any urgency, president of baseball operations Mike Hill said Friday. Its more of an education process as we go through it. If we can gain momentum and make something happen, well all be pleased with it. At a minimum we know at this point theyre all under control for many, many years to come.While those negotiations are ongoing, Hill and his staff are preparing for the winter meetings next week in San Diego, where theyll be shopping for a first baseman and starting pitcher.I dont think one is more pressing than the other, Hill said. Were working on both in lockstep.The team is prepared to dig into its surplus of pitching to make a trade, he said.The Marlins gave Derek Jeter a tour of their ballpark this week, but he wont be playing in Miami. The retired shortstop didnt get a chance to see much of the park when the Yankees played there shortly after it was completed in 2012.He said all he saw was the clubhouse, Hill said. So he got a full tour of every inch of the building. ... It was nice. We congratulated him on a great career and asked him if he had any pinch hits left in him.Jeters visit stirred speculation he might be interested in buying part of the team. 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He needs to start being a better defensive player, he needs to mature a little bit, work on the issues in his game and be ready for the time when Ales Hemsky is traded by the Oilers so he can take a more predominant role. As for the Igor Larionov story, Craig MacTavish spoke to him and there are no issues there. Yakupov hasnt demanded a trade yet but someone in Dallas has. McKenzie: If youve been hearing a lot of Vernon Fiddler trade rumours its because two weeks ago he went to the Dallas Stars and said he wants more ice time and wants a bigger role, and if he cant get it with Dallas than let it be somewhere else. Hes on an expiring contract at $1.8 million and an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year. There is interest in him from other teams but the Stars are wining and things are going well, so theyre not going to give him away. Keep an eye on this one. Dreger: The Toronto Maple Leafs are one of those teams that have had discussions with Dallas about Fiddler. Torontos a little bit concerned about his age and the money, but the Leafs are looking for something. Theyve also had discussions on potentially trading John-Michael Liles to the Carolina Hurricanes but nothing imminent there. Is Panthers general manager Dale Tallon ready to blow things up in Florida? McKenzie: Lets play hockey jeopardy. Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Nick Bjugstad, Erik Gudbranson, Marcel Goc. Who are the five players on the Florida Panthers who cannot be had in a trade right now? Anybody else on the Panthers are available in trade. The younger guys there that are available - Shawn Matthias or Dmitry Kulikov - theyre the guys now that most teams are kicking tires on. The veterans that are making the bigger money; not so much. How about the goaltending situation in Nashville? LeBrun: The Predators have given up a ton of goals since Pekka Rinne went down; not really a big surprise. Carter Hutton, kind of an unknown commodity, has not answered the bell so the Predators and the Anaheim Ducks, Im told, have had discussions regarding Jonas Hiller. But what the Predatoors have told the Ducks is that we need to know about Rinnes health before we decide whether or not we have to make a goalie trade. Hroniss Grasu Jersey. If they get good news, maybe they could hold off and survive but if it looks like its going to be longer than they thought, than maybe theyll have to make a trade, and Hiller - as weve been saying for a month - is very much available from Anaheim. Some quick one-timers... Tuesdays general managers meeting in Toronto? Dreger: The National Hockey League general managers talked about a lot of things at Tuesdays annual general managers meeting. One of the things that was interesting is the shot blockers. We know that the Calgary Flames have made them mandatory, but it was clarified to the GMs that you cannot make additional equipment mandatory, you can only strongly encourage. PK Subban talks in Montreal? LeBrun: Agent Don Meehan was in Montreal for very preliminary discussions where the parameters were set. Its going to be a big negotiation, obviously, for Subban who is a restricted free agent at the end of the year and is going to make a lot of money. That conversation has begun. Stamkos and Sochi?