There will be some movement at the Montreal Canadiens' training camp in the coming days
As previously reported, the Montreal Canadiens made a major retrenchment wave today, with no less than 19 players being dealt to the minor leagues. Dominique Ducharme's team is now preparing to play two games in 24 hours against the Ottawa Senators on Friday and Saturday night.
These two games should serve as a barometer for the evaluation of the players still in camp. In fact, Dominique Ducharme plans to cut his squad in half following Saturday night's game, which means that these two games will serve as a last chance for several elements of the team.
Dominique Ducharme s'attend à diminuer de près de la moitié son groupe de joueurs après le match de samedi soir soir de l'amener à 25 ou 26 joueurs.� Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) October 1, 2021
In the meantime, Ducharme would apparently like to have the chance to evaluate one last time the young Swedish player Mattias Norlinder, who is struggling with a minor injury whose nature has not yet been revealed.
Norlinder has played one pre-season game so far and will be re-evaluated in the coming hours.
Dominique Ducharme espère avoir une autre chance de voir Mattias Norlinder à l'oeuvre d'ici la fin du camp. Le jeune défenseur passera d'autres examens dans les prochaines heures pour évaluer son état de santé.� Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) October 1, 2021
Speaking of injuries, Dominique Ducharme gave an update on the health of several of his injured players, including veterans Carey Price and Joel Edmundson. They are not spending any time on the ice, in order to avoid a longer absence. However, both are expected to return to training with the rest of their teammates by next week.
Joel Edmundson et Carey Price ont eu une bonne journée mais ne sont pas sur la glace pour éviter que leurs blessures traînent trop longtemps durant la saison. Dans le cas de Edmundson, il devrait être de retour la semaine prochaine avec ses coéquipiers.
@CanadiensMTL @TVASports� Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) October 1, 2021
Retour sur la glace prévu lundi pour Carey Price. Le processus de remise en forme suit son cours.� Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) October 1, 2021
Finally, the young Cole Caufield should also return to practice very soon, he has been absent since Monday night's warm-up session before the game against the Maple Leafs. The duration of his absence should not exceed what was initially planned, that is to say one week.
Caufield semble en voie de revenir à l'entraînement au temps originalement prévu, il ne devrait pas y avoir de délai. Dans le cas d'Edmundson, "il va mieux", "c'est une bonne journée pour lui", mais on continue d'y aller prudemment.
Carey Price devrait être sur la glace lundi.� Marc Antoine Godin (@MAGodin) October 1, 2021
