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Maple Leafs Looking To Move Matt Benning

November 3, 2024 at 7:19 pm CDT | by Brian La Rose 3 Comments

Earlier this week, the Maple Leafs acquired veteran blueliner Matt Benning as part of the return in the trade that saw blueliner Timothy Liljegren move to San Jose.  However, it doesn’t appear as if he’s in Toronto’s plans.  Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports (video link) that teams around the league know that Benning is available as the Maple Leafs look to “do right” by the defender.

Essentially, Benning was picked up in the swap as a salary offset more than a piece that they were looking to add from a depth perspective.  He is signed through next season at a $1.25MM AAV.

The 30-year-old has played in seven games this season, all coming prior to the swap.  He had a limited role in those outings, averaging just 13:02 per game.  While that ATOI is a career low, the role he had with the Sharks largely lines up with his usage over his nine-year NHL career, spanning 464 games.

Right now, Toronto can get away with carrying Benning along with Philippe Myers as extra blueliners on their 23-man roster.  They’re also cap-compliant with them on there thanks to a rather sizable LTIR pool.

However, that LTIR pool should be shrinking rather soon.  Connor Dewar and Jani Hakanpaa are both on a conditioning assignment with AHL Toronto and if there aren’t any issues, they will be getting activated in the near future.  Accordingly, the Maple Leafs will have to shed a bit of money to remain compliant on the cap and also open up two roster spots for them.

Speculatively, those two spots will be opened up by clearing Benning and Myers off the roster, moves that would also keep them compliant within their LTIR pool.  With that in mind, if Toronto is going to find another NHL home for Benning, they’ll need to do so sooner than later.  Otherwise, he (and likely Myers) could find themselves on the waiver wire in the near future.  But with other teams knowing the crunch in terms of timeline to get this done, any return the Maple Leafs might get will probably be very limited overall.

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  1. PyramidHeadcrab

    8 months ago

    Benning was an absolute potato on the Sharks. I am not sure what team is gonna find a use for him as anything but a 6/7 D, and even then, he’s probably AHL bound after the trade deadline.

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  2. Galley Nipper

    8 months ago

    Benning doesn’t have the same strength or mobility due to coming off hip surgery.

    Matt will end up in the AHL via waivers.

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  3. Johnny Z

    8 months ago

    Isles need a cheap warm body!
    They can have Gustafson from the Wings if Benning is not wanted!

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