It isn’t Tuesday, but Jim Benning still pulled off one of his classic “trade for an undervalued, youngish player” moves on Monday.
With the Toronto Maple Leafs signing William Nylander, they needed to clear space on their roster. With Josh Leivo looking like the odd-man out, Jim Benning picked up the phone on Monday and called Kyle Dubas. Shortly thereafter, Leivo was a member of the Vancouver Canucks.
Leivo trade wasn’t long in the making from a Vancouver perspective. GM Jim Benning phoned Kyle Dubas this morning for the first time asking about Leivo and it got done rather quickly.