Overview
- Montreal said David Reinbacher has been cleared to play and assigned to AHL Laval, positioning him to make his first game appearance since last spring’s Calder Cup run.
- Defenseman William Trudeau was placed on waivers for the purpose of assignment to Laval and must clear before he can join the Rocket.
- Trudeau began the season on the NHL roster as injured after an offseason torn pectoral muscle kept him out of training camp.
- Reinbacher remains waiver‑exempt and has only 21 AHL regular-season games to date after consecutive preseason injuries and time with Switzerland’s Kloten.
- Head coach Martin St‑Louis named Samuel Montembeault the starter against the Senators on Saturday rather than rookie Jakub Dobes.