Springfield acquires G Aaron Dell from the Miners for Benn and a pick.

CANADIAN PRESS (Sudbury, ON):

With their goaltending situation in chaos given the injuries suffered to incumbents Sergei Bobrovsky and Roberto Luongo, the Springfield Isotopes made a move Friday afternoon, acquiring goaltender Aaron Dell for the Sudbury Miners in exchange for defenseman Jordie Benn and Springfield’s 11th round pick in 2018.

The 28-year-old Dell had played two games for the Miners this year, sporting a 1-1 record to along with a .952 save percentage. He was third on the depth chart behind established veterans Ben Bishop and Jake Allen. The hope is that he will give the Isotopes much needed goaltending depth as they continue to challenge for top spot in the Canosa Conference. He has two more years left on his contract that will pay him $925,000.

In Jordie Benn, the Miners get a veteran, shot-blocking defenseman who had the ability to play both the left and right side. With the run of injuries to Miner's defenseman Darnell Nurse this year, General Manager Terry James needed to address getting some short-term depth until some of the Miners prospects are ready to handle full-time minutes. The Miners will be on the hook for the remainder of Benn’s $1.1 million dollar salary this year as he is slated to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.

"I don't think I've heard one thing other than he's a really good person, he competes, he wants to win," James said. "He's been caught in a bit of a numbers game. He knows that we don't expect him to come in and be a savior. We just expect him to come in here and just be the hockey player he is."