We have action on the NHL waivers, involving some former Montreal Canadiens players.
Let's remember that Kent Hughes is among the five general managers with priority to claim players, making it always interesting to analyze the names available.
several players have just been placed on NHL waivers, including former Habs forward Alex Belzile
Here are the players in question.
The Philadelphia Flyers have placed the names of Ronnie Attard, Louie Belpedio, and Rhett Gardner.
Gardner, 28, is a forward standing 6 feet 3 inches and weighing 210 pounds. He was a 4th-round pick in 2016 and accumulated 23 points in 60 games last season in the AHL. (41 career NHL games)
Belpedio, 28, is a right-shot defenseman standing 5 feet 11 inches. He was a 3rd-round pick in 2014 and recorded 4 points in 12 games last season in the NHL.
Attard, 25, is a right-shot defenseman standing 6 feet 3 inches and weighing 210 pounds. He was a 3rd-round pick in 2019 and tallied 27 points in 48 games last season in the AHL. (6 points in 29 NHL games)
The Seattle Kraken have placed the names of Luke Henman and Nikolas Brouillard.
Brouillard, 29, is a left-shot defenseman from Quebec, standing 5 feet 11 inches. He recorded 36 points in 70 games last season in the AHL. (137 penalty minutes)
Henman, 24, is a 6-foot-tall forward. He was a 4th-round pick in 2018 and recorded 14 points in 45 games last season in the AHL.
The New York Rangers have placed the names of Jake Leschyshyn, Ben Harpur, and Alex Belzile.
Harpur, 29, is a defenseman standing 6 feet 6 inches and weighing 230 pounds. He was a 4th-round pick in 2013 and accumulated 21 points in 198 career NHL games. (143 penalty minutes)
Leschyshyn, 25, is a 5-foot-11 forward and a 2nd-round pick in 2017. Over the past few seasons in the AHL, he recorded 19 points in 47 games, 15 points in 18 games, and 27 points in 34 games.
Belzile, 33, is well known to Montreal Canadiens fans. He has played 44 career games with the Habs, accumulating 15 points along the way.
He was also a longstanding key player for the Laval Rocket.
Let's recall that yesterday, two Vancouver Canucks players were placed on waivers, including a former member of the Montreal Canadiens organization:
The Columbus Blue Jackets have also waived goaltender Zach Sawchenko.
Sawchenko, 26, is a 6-foot-1 goaltender with 7 NHL games of experience with the San Jose Sharks. (0.901 save percentage)
He was solid in the AHL last season. (0.924 save percentage)
The Ottawa Senators have now also placed players on waivers:
"The following players have been placed on waivers with the intention of being assigned to the Belleville Sens: Jeremy Davies, Maxence Guenette, Nikolas Matinpalo, Garrett Pilon, Jamieson Rees, Cole Reinhardt, and Hayden Hodgson."
Yes, there's plenty of action in the NHL!
