Canadiens organization announce five personnel changes and waivers moves
Today will be a big day for the Montreal Canadiens' lineup.
We will finally find out who the 23 players officially starting the season in Montreal will be, as the final cuts are announced in the coming minutes, and it has already begun with the Laval Rocket.
The Habs' farm team is making space to welcome the last players who will be cut from Montreal.
Five Cuts from the Laval Rocket
See the Rocket's official announcement, involving players that Canadiens fans got to know during the Habs' training camp over the last few weeks.
Israel Mianscum (Trois-Rivières), Logan Nijhoff (Trois-Rivières), Jakov Novak (Trois-Rivières), Éric Gélinas, and Simon Motew have been cut.
Speaking of personnel movements and today's action within the Montreal Canadiens organization, let's remember that Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton have major decisions to make on the NHL waiver wire.
As mentioned yesterday, Pelletier was placed on waivers, and several sources linked him to the Canadiens.
Pelletier, who dominated the AHL with 111 points in 119 games, has 10 points in 37 career NHL games.
He certainly still has good offensive potential.
At 23 years old, the Quebec-born forward was the Flames' 26th overall pick in 2019 (1st round) and is an interesting potential acquisition for Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton.
Could he replace Joshua Roy in the lineup? (Roy, who had a more difficult camp but has such great potential.)
Could he replace Oliver Kapanen, if the management decides that a season in Sweden could be beneficial for him?
Several big decisions to follow today in Montreal.
We will also be monitoring the cases of Emil Heineman and Logan Mailloux, who might need to start the season with the Laval Rocket.
| POLL | ||
Do you think Kent Hughes will claim a player off waivers today? | ||
| Yes, Pelletier | 205 | 25.2 % |
| Yes, another one | 109 | 13.4 % |
| No | 501 | 61.5 % |
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