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Toronto acquires Taylor Beck from Nashville

Taylor Beck

Taylor Beck

John Russell

The Predators have one less potential arbitration hearing hanging over their heads.

Nashville announced that it has sent Taylor Beck to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Jamie Devane.

Beck, 24, was taken with the 70th overall pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, but he stepped up after that with back-to-back 90-plus point seasons for the WHL Guelph Storm. From there he honed his game in the minors, scoring 17 goals and 49 points in 65 contests in 2013-14.

Although he enjoyed stints with Nashville prior last season, 2014-15 was his first full campaign at the top level. He was limited to an average of 11:55 minutes per contest though and finished with eight goals and 16 points in 62 games.

He was one of three Nashville restricted free agents that had filed for arbitration, along with Craig Smith and Colin Wilson.

Devane, 24, was selected two picks ahead of Beck back in 2009. Devane had 10 points and 208 penalty minutes in 94 AHL games over the last two seasons. Unlike Beck, Devane is still under contract for one more season on a two-way deal that comes with a $575K cap hit at the NHL level.

But Leafs could now trade for a bad contract + an asset and buy the deal out for another team. In theory. Lot of candidates out there.

— James Mirtle (@mirtle) July 12, 2015

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