Personnel changes: we have just learned that 3 Canadiens players are about to fly to Columbus with their teammates
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MarcO
November 16, 2022 (2:14 PM)
At a press conference in the last few seconds, Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St-Louis gave some important news about the status of some players.
First of all, in connection with the personnel move announced this morning by the organization (Rem Pitlick's recall), Martin St-Louis confirmed that Pitlick will fly with his teammates to Columbus. He is likely to be inserted into the lineup.
As for Mike Matheson, he will also make the trip, an important development for him:
"Mike Matheson will travel with the Canadiens to Columbus, but he's not cleared to play yet. We'll see if he gets the green light tomorrow." - Eric Engels
Finally, despite a good scare this morning after he left his team's practice with an injury, Jake Evans will also be traveling.
Great news:
"Jake Evans will make the trip. Samuel Montembeault will face the Blue Jackets tomorrow." - Renaud Lavoie So these three players are about to fly to Columbus with their teammates to face the Blue Jackets tomorrow night at 7pm.
As for Joel Armia, the news is not so good:
For the full press briefing:
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