Newly acquired Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Matt Benning is taking commerce rumors in stride, regardless of stories suggesting he could possibly be on the transfer earlier than ever enjoying a sport with the Maple Leafs. Not within the lineup after being acquired by the Leafs from the San Jose Sharks, Benning now finds himself within the rumor mill once more. The Leafs don’t have room for everybody and so they may be trying round to see if one other group could be keen to take Benning on.
Chatting with reporters on Friday, Benning was requested what he thinks about commerce discuss already surfacing. He dismissed hypothesis about his future, stating, “That’s your guys’ job. I don’t actually look into that. No matter comes, comes.”
Till that day comes or doesn’t come, he added, “I’ve bought to make it exhausting on decision-making to maintain me right here. If I get a possibility to get in and do nicely with it, that’s all I can management.”
Why Would the Maple Leafs Need to Commerce Benning?
The commerce rumors stem from Toronto’s imminent roster shuffle. With each Jani Hakanpaa and ahead Connor Dewar on conditioning stints within the AHL, and getting nearer to an NHL return, Benning making the group will get tougher. TSN insiders Pierre LeBrun and Darren Dreger famous this week that Benning’s keep in Toronto could possibly be momentary, a report Elliotte Friedman additionally confirmed this week. He stated throughout Saturday Headlines that the Maple Leafs “wish to do proper by Benning.”
Ought to the Maple Leafs have the ability to transfer him for added belongings, that makes extra sense than sending him to the AHL or just sitting him and having him take up a contract and wage cap area.
Dreger highlighted that Toronto’s challenges are much less about cap area and extra about becoming inside the 23-man roster restrict, leaving GM Brad Treliving with powerful choices.
Benning has a manageable $1.25 million cap hit via subsequent season. He’s not prone to be an everyday wherever he goes, however that doesn’t imply he’s not of worth to a different group that doesn’t have the identical roster points Toronto does.
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