Mark Barberio was placed on waivers by the Montreal Canadiens at noon on Wednesday to make room for some injured defencemen to come back. The plan was to re-assign him to the AHL affiliate in St. John’s, but instead he was claimed by the Colorado Avalanche.
Called up for a third stint in the NHL this season on December 15, he played 20 games in that most recent stretch before being placed on waivers with Andrei Markov and Greg Pateryn returning to game shape. He now joins a team that will hope to benefit from his offensive style of game.