This may be a risky move for the Montreal Canadiens. The team announced that 2014 first-round pick Nikita Scherbak is on waivers and now available for the entire league.
Scherbak has yet to play a game for the Habs this season after a promising second half last year. He spent some time in the AHL with the Laval Rocket scoring a goal in five games but had it cut short after suffering a lower-body injury. The 24-year-old returned from the conditioning stint and has been skating with the team without a clear path of what the next move will be.