After finding increased playing time towards the end of the 2014-15 season and into the playoffs, Greg Pateryn is hoping to land a full-time job with the Canadiens this year.
The 25-year-old defenseman was acquired in a 2008 trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs, as part of the return for centreman Mikhail Grabovski. The move came mere weeks after being selected by the Leafs in the fifth round of the NHL Entry Draft. Since then, Pateryn has spent time with the NCAA’s Michigan Wolverines – alongside fellow Habs prospect Mac Bennett – and later with the AHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs, for whom he led all defensemen in scoring in his first full season.