Canadiens acquire Jordie Benn from Stars for Greg Pateryn, draft pick
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired defenseman Jordie Benn from the Dallas Stars in exchange for defenseman Greg Pateryn and a fourth-round pick in 2017, the Canadiens announced.
Benn joins the Canadiens after spending his first six years in the league with the Stars. As for Pateryn, his availability was made known after it was reported that the Canadiens had sent a league-wide memo to NHL clubs last week.
Nill said the possibility of losing Jordie Benn in the expansion draft was a factor in making the deal.
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For the Canadiens, the club gets a more stable depth option on the back end, while the Stars helped to settle a potential expansion issue regarding which defensemen to protect, with John Klingberg and Dan Hamhuis - who owns a modified no-trade clause - sure things to be protected.
As for Benn, he remains under contract for the next two-seasons at a cap-friendly $1.1-million per season, while Pateryn has one year and $800,000 remaining on his deal.