Benoit was signed by the Maple Leafs at the end of August to a one-year deal but failed to make the club outright out of training camp and was subsequently placed on waivers. He cleared and was assigned to the Marlies. He is without a point in 2 games for the Marlies and without a point in 5 games for the Maple Leafs, including both Global Series games.
McMann, on the other hand, has 2 goals and 3 points in 6 games for the Marlies and has added 2 assists in 3 games for the Leafs. McMann recorded 2 assists in his first game of the season against Vancouver but went without a point in both Global Series games.
These moves are very likely occurring to ensure that the team can remain cap compliant after activating defenseman Conor Timmins from LTIR. As we know, Timmins has been skating with the team, accompanied them on the trip to Sweden and was reportedly very close to returning, so this would make sense.
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21 NOVEMBRE | 283 ANSWERS Leafs announce a pair of roster transactions on Monday, demoting two players to the AHL Will Conor Timmins make his season debut on Friday against Chicago? | ||
Yes | 251 | 88.7 % |
No | 32 | 11.3 % |
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