After their game against the Minnesota Wild, the Montreal Canadiens announced that they had sent forwards Nikita Scherbak and Bobby Farnham down to their AHL affiliate.
Les Canadiens ont cédé ce soir N. Scherbak et B. Farnham aux IceCaps Canadiens assigned N. Scherbak and B. Farnham to St. John's tonight.
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) January 13, 2017
Scherbak made the most of his first stint in the NHL, scoring a goal in his first game, against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The moves indicate that a few of the players who have been out with injury are about to make their return to action.