Just when it looked like Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning was going to stand pat at the trade deadline, it was revealed that he beat the clock and wound up making a pair of deals after all.
The first move was sending out struggling blueliner Erik Gudbranson to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for forward Tanner Pearson, as reported by TSN’s Bob McKenzie. Then, Benning shipped out highly-touted prospect in forward Jonathan Dahlen to the San Jose Sharks, receiving prospect Linus Karlsson in return — per the Canucks’ official Twitter account.