The Montreal Canadiens have until 2 p.m. Sunday to submit players to waivers before having to submit the list of their 23-player roster to the National Hockey League on Monday.
Forwards Michael Pezzetta and Alex Barré-Boulet as well as defender Justin Barron are notably eligible for waivers.
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It would be surprising if CH took the risk of losing Barron to another team. We will remember that the staff had gone out of their way not to lose Cayden Primeau on waivers last year, starting the season with three goalkeepers; a situation that continued until the trade of Jake Allen at the trade deadline.
The fate of Pezzetta and Barré-Boulet is more nebulous, however. Forwards Emil Heineman and Oliver Kapanen have done well this training camp, which complicates the staff’s decisions.
The Canadiens will begin their season on Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, but they must, like all other teams, send their roster to the League by Monday 5 p.m.
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