The Montreal Canadiens announced this morning that they invited defenceman Simon Desprès to training camp.
The 26-year-old was taken 30th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2009 NHL Draft. He was most recently with HC Slovan Bratislava in the KHL where he had four goals and seven assists in 44 games.
His most recent NHL time was one game in the 2016-17 season with the Anaheim Ducks. His last extended period in the league was in 2015-16 when he had 32 games with no goals and four assists.