Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Ahead of roster finalizations due Monday, several teams placed players on waivers. The Canadiens weren’t one of those clubs, meaning waiver-eligible players Alex Barré-Boulet, Michael Pezzetta, and Justin Barron will be on Montreal’s official roster. [La Presse]
- Would the Canadiens be interested in claiming Jakob Pelletier off waivers from the Calgary Flames? [TVA Sports]
- Notes on the five-player battles at both defence and forward. [La Presse]
- This could be the season the Canadiens begin to turn their prospect and draft-pick assets into NHL talent. [Sportsnet]
- If the Canadiens really want to be in the playoff picture, they need to amass the easy goals on the power play. [Radio-Canada]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Jeremy Swayman signed an eight-year contract with the Boston Bruins carrying an average annual value of $8.25 million. [NHL.com]
- Pierre Engvall was placed on waivers at the start of year two of his seven-year contract. [Sportsnet]
- Nils Hoglander signed a three-year extension with the Vancouver Canucks. [NHL.com]
- Erik Brannström was traded to the Canucks by the Colorado Avalanche for Tucker Poolman. [NHL.com]
- Utah HC signed Kailer Yamamoto to a one-year contract. [TSN]
- Mikhail Sergachev has a chance to play a major role with Utah. [NHL.com]
- Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon lead NHL Network’s top players countdown. [NHL.com]
- The game between the Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning that was postponed due to Hurricane Helene has been cancelled ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. [Sportsnet]
