On Monday morning, the Montreal Canadiens made their return to the ice after a scrimmage on Sunday. Doing so back in Brossard, Claude Julien iced the following lines for morning practice:
Tatar – Danault – Gallagher
Drouin – Suzuki – Anderson
Armia – Kotkaniemi – Toffoli
Lehkonen – Evans – Byron
Frolik – Poehling – Perry
Chiarot – Weber
Edmundson – Petry
Kulak – Romanov
Ouellet – Mete
Price
Allen
McNiven
Both Corey Perry and Michael Frolik were placed on waivers, while the following players have either cleared waivers, hence joining the taxi squad, or the AHL’s Laval Rocket:
Brandon Baddock
Alex Belzile
Joseph Blandisi
Laurent Dauphin
Charlie Lindgren
Gustav Olofsson
Xavier Ouellet
Jordan Weal
Noah Juulsen was the only player claimed off waivers, now getting the chance to start anew with the Florida Panthers. The Canadiens will open their season on Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Puck drop is set for 7:00pmET and is available for viewing across the nation on Sportsnet.