Canucks deal Benn to Jets for 6th-round pick

The Vancouver Canucks have traded defenseman Jordie Benn to the Winnipeg Jets for a 2021 sixth-round draft pick, the teams announced Monday.

Benn, 33, is a pending unrestricted free agent and carries a $2-million cap hit. He has nine points in 31 games while averaging just under 15 minutes of ice time per contest this season and has 126 points in 548 career games.

The Jets were widely expected to shore up their blue line ahead of Monday's trade deadline. Winnipeg currently sits second in the North Division with 53 points.