Montreal Canadiens defenceman Zach Redmond returned to practice Monday in California after his conditioning stint in the AHL this weekend.
Zach Redmond a officiellement été rappelé hier. Il est sur la glace à Anaheim aujourd’hui. #lavoiedubé
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) November 28, 2016
The tweet above says that he was officially called up, but there appears to be some confusion on that front.
Le #CH ne semble pas avoir rappelé Zach Redmond mais il participe à l’entraînement en ce moment à Anaheim. #RDS
— Luc Gelinas (@LucGelinasRDS) November 28, 2016
That tweet says that he wasn’t officially recalled but was practicing. It means that the Habs could be waiting until 5 p.m. Eastern to make the move official. This would allow the team to save one more day of Redmond’s NHL salary on the salary cap.
Players who are not on the NHL roster are still able to participate in practice.
Brandon Prust practiced with Toronto despite not being on the roster.
IceCaps win despite blowing 3-0 lead, outshot 24-14 in final two periods. I thought DLR, Gregoire, Redmond, Lindgren, Lernout looked good.
— Mitch Brown (@MitchLBrown) November 27, 2016
Redmond played two games for the IceCaps where he registered no points, but played noticeably well. His conditioning stint could have been up to 14 days as per the CBA, but clearly the Canadiens decided they needed to bring him back early as they try to shore up their defensive third pairing which has been a challenge for them this season.
