Benoit Dodges Trade Talk, Loves Leafs Life

Simon Benoit hears trade whispers for the first time in his NHL career and shuts them down cold, declaring his love for Toronto after inking a three-year extension at $1.35 million AAV. The 25-year-old Quebec native, who grinded his way from the AHL Gulls to averaging nearly 17 minutes a night on the Leafs blue line, just locked in his prime years with Brad Treliving's squad.