Timothy Liljegren didn’t have much of a market…and could Matt Benning to be on the move again?
TSN: After speaking with teams around the league, Pierre LeBrun pointed out that the Toronto Maple Leafs have spoken to almost every team about defenseman Timothy Liljegren dating back to the offseason. The Leafs had been trying to move him for a while now.
“It was something they had been working on for a while, and it played into why they signed him to a two-year extension this summer instead of going to arbitration and maybe risking a $4 million award for Liljegren The Leafs thought it would be wiser to sign him to this two-year deal for less money, and also structured it to pay him a $2 signing bonus. .4 million on July 1, Gino Which, again, the Leafs thought would help move him here this season, which happened.
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There wasn’t much interest in him and the San Jose Sharks were really the only team willing to make the move now. Some teams internally were discussing Liljegren but were not ready to act now.
LeBrun thinks the Maple Leafs could consider trading for acquisition Matt Benning, or they can keep him as a depth option.
Terry Koshan: Newly acquired Maple Leafs defenseman Matt Benning on the possibility of the Leafs trading him given their roster situation: “It’s your guys’ job. I’m not really interested in that. Whatever happens, happens. It must be difficult to make a decision to keep me here. If I have the opportunity to come in and be successful, that’s all I can control.
The Columbus Blue Jackets were ready to make a move Ivan Provorov just again
TSN: Pierre LeBrun said the Utah Hockey Club wasn’t really interested in Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Timothy Liljegren because he was under contract for one more year. Utah was only looking for rental players.
“As I said last week, I think Provorov in Columbus was a top target, but the Blue Jackets aren’t ready to go that route yet. The Blue Jackets are off to a surprising start, they’re not ready to start selling off any pieces.
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So ultimately Utah settles for Maatta, who is a UFA in waiting and that only gives them some important minutes here and closes the gap especially with Marino returning.
