The Canadiens announced Monday morning that five players have been cut for the start of the season, scheduled for Wednesday.
Posted at 11:32
Updated at 11:45 a.m.
Thus, Justin Barron, Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, Otto Leskinen, Cayden Primeau and Jesse Ylönen have all been transferred to the Laval Rocket, in the American League.
These decisions ensure that Juraj Slafkovsky, Kaiden Guhle, Jordan Harris and Arber Xhekaj will be able to start the season with the club.
The Canadian had until 5 p.m. Monday to arrive at a regulation formation of 23 players, excluding the injured.
Among the injured, Logan Mailloux took part in training on Monday. For now, Joel Armia, Mike Matheson and Emil Heineman are among the injured, as is Joel Edmundson, who skated alone Monday morning.