The Montreal Canadians have acquired defenseman Jordie Benn from the Dallas Stars in return for d-man Greg Pateryn and a fourth-round pick in 2017.
The Habs had been shopping the 26-year-old Pateryn. He has one goal and five assists in 24 games this season. He’s signed through next season for a cap hit of $800,000.
In Benn, the Canadiens get a 29-year-old defensive defenseman who’s signed through 2018-19 for a cap hit of $1.1 million.
Benn, of course, is also the brother of Stars captain Jamie Benn.
Look for Jordie Benn to alleviate some PK minutes for Markov in Montreal.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) February 27, 2017