The Montreal Canadiens have announced the 23 players who will be on the team when the regular season starts on Wednesday night.
The team had a few decisions to make in the final days of training camp. But with several players clearing waivers, the transition to a legal number came fairly smoothly. The most unfortunate bit of news was how the Canadiens got from 24 to 23, as a cardiac issue for Jacob de la Rose rendered him unready to start the season and allowed Andrew Shaw to make the roster after being questionable to begin the season.