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.

The Canadiens played their penultimate game of the preseason on Wednesday night, heading to Toronto to take on the Leafs. The mixture of Habs regulars and hopefuls were unable to generate anything against Toronto’s full NHL lineup, dropping the game by a final of 3-0.

In a game that featured very little excitement, many Habs who had impressed so far found themselves with performances that fell short. The result was the Habs first defeat of the preseason on Monday night, a 3-0 outcome against a Maple Leafs squad that featured very little of their actual NHL roster.

The Habs played their first road game of the season on Saturday night and put forth a dominating performance in Ottawa, leaving with a convincing 4-0 victory.

The past few days have not been kind to the Habs on the injury front.  The team announced that Ryan Poehling is out indefinitely with a concussion while Michael McCarron will miss six weeks with a groin injury.

Montreal dominated the back end of their back-to-back set against Florida as Florida just couldn’t keep up with the speed of the Habs. However, it still took a shootout for the Canadiens to prevail with a 5-4 victory.

The Habs were taking part in Kraft Hockeyville 2019 as they took on Florida on Wednesday night. They were able to overcome a third period deficit and picked up the 4-3 victory for their second straight preseason win.

In what proved to be an inconsistent effort by both teams, the Habs took advantage of new players trying to make their mark to earn a first preseason victory as they defeated the New Jersey Devils by a 4-2 score on Monday night.

While not every player on the Habs is worth a full-time roster spot in fantasy leagues, there are quite a few that could still be useful in certain situations.