The Canadiens will be impacted by the activity on the NHL waiver wire, as we have been covering for the past few hours.
There are 59 players available on waivers right now.
Pelletier is one of the 59 players in question.
Having said that, let’s not forget that the Montreal Canadiens, because to their ranking from the previous season, are in a good position to pick up an impact player via waivers (be it Ryan Suzuki, Jakob Pelletier, or Raphaël Lavoie).
At the Montreal Canadiens’ Brossard practice, we had a terrifying moment when two players gave us a serious scare.
Mike Matheson, a defenseman, struck the goalpost with considerable force after colliding with goaltender Cayden Primeau.
It wasn’t nice to witness, and it could have gone south, but thankfully it appears to be nothing more than a scary scenario with no repercussions.
Mike Matheson and Cayden Primeau: A Close Call
Watch the video:
“Thankfully, Mike Matheson appeared fine following his collision with the net during the Habs practice. The finest part, though, is when Cole Caufield hits the net in an attempt to replicate Papa Bear, a parent beating an inanimate item after their toddler runs into it.”
The video makes it quite evident that many of us held our breath in the hopes that Matheson would stand up soon.
You can only imagine how big of a stir this incident made given all the serious ailments that the Montreal Canadiens’ top players have been dealing with lately. To reiterate, however, Matheson appeared to be fine following this unfortunate incident (as did Cayden Primeau).
Speaking of Mike Matheson, Martin St. Louis made the very predictable announcement this morning that he and Kaiden Guhle will open the season on the first power-play unit and as the top defence duo.
Regarding the front lines, they are as follows:
It will be fascinating to observe the possibilities if the Canadiens stay off the injury list this season, or at least avoid suffering any significant injuries.
