The New York Rangers and General Manager and President Chris Drury have placed Juuso Pärssinen on waivers. Parssinen did not participate in practice on Nov. 25

Seeing the Canadiens claim Blais is not surprising in the slightest, as they lost him through waivers to the Maple Leafs ahead of the 2025-26 season. This was after the Canadiens signed the veteran forward to a one-year, $775,000 contract this summer.

Forward Samuel Blais is back with the Canadiens. Actually, make that the Laval Rocket.

The Toronto Maple Leafs placed Sammy Blais on NHL waivers, while New York Rangers forward Juuso Parssinen has cleared them.

LAS VEGAS – The Canadiens announced on Thursday that they’ve claimed forward Samuel Blais off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs. He will join the Club’s American Hockey League affiliate, the Laval Rocket.

It took longer than anyone expected, but the Saints finally finished cutting Brandin Cooks. What comes next after he cleared waivers?

After walking away from final year of two-year contract that paid AAV of $2.1 million, Alexandre Texier signs reported one, year, $1 million contract with Montreal

The Saints didn’t need to beef up receiver Brandin Cooks’s contract, after all. The original terms — $420,000 for the rest of the season and $1.69 million fully guaranteed in 2026 — were enough to keep any of the other teams from claiming Cooks on waivers. Released Saturday, Cooks cleared waivers on Monday.

Alexandre Texier draws interest from nine teams after clearing waivers, with the Canadiens positioned as the favourite.