Overview

• Montreal reassigned Owen Beck, Adam Engström and Florian Xhekaj to Laval and placed Kaapo Kähkönen and Sammy Blais on waivers, naming 22 players to be introduced on October 8.
• The Canadiens listed David Reinbacher (hand) and William Trudeau (pectoral) as injured and not on the active roster after closing preseason with a 3-1 loss to the Senators.
• Ottawa followed that win by sending seven players to Belleville, placing six on waivers, with final decisions affected by the health of Drake Batherson and Tyler Kleven.
• Vancouver held a last practice before the 2 p.m. PT Monday roster deadline, with rookies Jonathan Lekkerimäki and Braeden Cootes pushing hard for spots and Nils Aman already waived.
• Canucks injuries were described as minor for Teddy Blueger, Derek Forbort and P.-O. Joseph, and defenseman Elias Pettersson practiced fully after a precautionary in-game check.