The Toronto Maple Leafs placed Jordie Benn on waivers yesterday. It is now official that he has cleared waivers.
Jordie Benn Clears Waivers
The 35-year-old blueliner signed a one-year deal in Toronto this season, and has been dressed in 12 games for the big club this season.
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What This Means
Benn being assigned to the AHL will give the Maple Leafs a other $750,000 in cap flexibility prior to the deadline.
They now sit just under $2-million in accrued space, which is enough to make a substantial move with retained salary.
This could put them back into the running for a defenseman, such as Scott Mayfield or Carson Soucy, or even back into the conversation for a guy like Mattias Ekholm.
These types of moves may seem minor, but they could be a small pieces of a much bigger deal.
We'll just have to wait and see.
Source Maple Leafs Daily:
Leafs defenseman Jordie Benn clears waivers; here's what it means for the Leafs
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