The week started off on a sour note with a pair of losses against division rivals before the Habs put together their best effort of the early season in a convincing victory over the defending Stanley Cup Champions.

It appears that Michael McCarron has recovered from his groin injury that he sustained early in training camp as on Wednesday, the Habs announced that they have placed him on waivers.  He cleared on Thursday and was sent to Laval of the AHL.

Montreal’s 2019-20 season kicked off with a pair of very fast-paced games on the road. They trailed in both, led in both, and wound up going to a shootout in both as well as they ultimately split the two to pick up three of a possible four points.

The infirmary to start the season is getting a little smaller as the Habs announced on Thursday that they have placed defenceman Gustav Olofsson on waivers.  This comes on the heels of suffering a shoulder injury at the beginning of training camp.

The Habs narrowly missed the playoffs last season and have opted for continuity and the hope of continued development over a big splash to try to change that fate. Will that be enough to make the postseason in 2019-20?

Following Saturday’s win against Ottawa, Montreal had three cuts still to make.  Two of those have come in the form of Charles Hudon and Charlie Lindgren who were placed on waivers on Sunday.

The Habs took a big step towards finalizing their roster as they announced that defencemen Karl Alzner and Xavier Ouellet plus forwards Matthew Peca, Phil Varone, and Dale Weise have been placed on waivers. They all cleared on Friday and were assigned to Laval.