Martin St-Louis announced that goaltender Cayden Primeau will be placed on waivers on Saturday by the Montreal Canadiens.
Primeau was absent from CH training Friday in Fort Lauderdale.
The move will be made on Saturday since the NHL roster freeze for the Christmas period ends on December 28 at 12:01 a.m.
“Primeau must regain his confidence. It’s hard to find her when you don’t have any presences right away, explained St-Louis. You can have good streaks, but you have to find consistency too. »
“He is still very young. This is his path currently and he is not the first player to do this,” he added.
In 11 outings this season, the 25-year-old goalkeeper has allowed 4.70 goals on average per game and shows a poor efficiency rate of .836.
This news comes a few hours after the Habs announced the recall of goaltender Jakub Dobes from the Laval Rocket in the American League.
St. Louis also announced that Dobes will get his first NHL start on Saturday against the Florida Panthers. In 14 games this season in goal for the Rocket, Dobes has a 9-3-1 record, a 2.44 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage.
Montreal plays two games in as many days at Florida State, as it heads to Tampa on Sunday to face the Lightning.
Forward Patrik Laine was at his post in training with his teammates. The Finn left the last meeting against the Columbus Blue Jackets due to an injury.
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