At the start of the season the Montreal Canadiens sent down several players to the American Hockey League who needed to first clear waivers. The players who the Canadiens submitted on waivers included Sven Andrighetto, Marc Barberio, Michael Condon, Max Friberg, Bobby Farnham, Stefan Matteau, Philip Samuelsson, and Chris Terry.
Only Condon was claimed, by the Pittsburgh Penguins, while all the other players cleared and were assigned to the St. John’s IceCaps in the AHL.
Three players from this group have been recalled to the Canadiens: Andrighetto, Barberio, and Terry.
As per the rules governing waivers under the new collective bargaining agreement re-entry waivers were eliminated, and a new rule was put in its place: a player who cleared waivers once during the current season would be allowed unlimited movement between the NHL and AHL up until that player plays 10 games or spends 30 days in the NHL on a non-emergency basis, calculated cumulatively.