Josh Leivo has found a knack for scoring big goals for the Canucks, plus the guy can play.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — On the Jim Benning report card, there are numerous misses. The trade for Josh Leivo last December is definitely not one of them.
But you pry a little and you can hear a sense of pride in how hard he’s worked since graduating to pro hockey in 2013-14. But then the past two seasons he was mostly stuck in the press box — he suited up 29 times, but mostly was a healthy scratch. Last season, he was out of action at one point for 55 games, prompting his request for a trade.
A trade followed in December — Leafs’ GM Kyle Dubas promised him he would move him if there wasn’t a full-time job for him in Toronto — and you know the story since. “You’re playing a whole other conference, the game’s a little different, still got to get used to the guys, I was playing on different lines, mixing it up, but I think after the first couple games I really started feeling ,” Leivo said.
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