On Saturday afternoon, the Montreal Canadiens placed centreman Cédric Paquette on waivers.
The move will clear one of the 23 roster spots the Canadiens have to work with between now and the trade deadline (the limit gets lifted at 12:01 AM on March 21). They needed the spot today to allow for Joel Edmundson’ return to action, as the defenceman will play his first game of the season tonight versus the Seattle Kraken.
Paquette was a free-agent signee in the off-season, inking a one-year deal with the team that pays him $950,000.