It shouldn't... Bear doesn't make Toronto's top 6 when healthy... Rather spend the money elsewhere

Edit: He might make it over Benoit... But Benoit provides other things that Bear doesn't

Leafs could not have signed bear to 2 million. They do not have cap space and since they are using LTIR any money they pay him would be prorated full season. A 2 mill real money offer would have cost like 4 mill in cap space. You should know this from the Marner and Nylander holdouts

Yeah, the Leafs did as soon as Klingberg was ruled out for the season... Send down Lagesson, Timmins and Reaves and bam... 4.3 million dollars in cap space... and a 22 man roster

He only has 3 points in 16 games, but his on-ice goal differential is 7.2 above expected. That's excellent. Every team would love such a stellar defensive defenceman for just over $2 million.