Canadiens notes from practice: Five players on waivers, Poehling returns

Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports The Montreal Canadiens announced that five players — Karl Alzner, Matthew Peca, Xavier Ouellet, Phil Varone, and Dale Weise — will be placed on waivers at noon.

The Canadiens announced that Matthew Peca, Philip Varone, Karl Alzner, Xavier Ouellet and Dale Weise will be placed on NHL waivers today at noon (12 p.m.).#GoHabsGo

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) September 26, 2019 Alzner is removed from the NHL team for a second consecutive year, just about to begin the third season of his five-year deal signed as an unrestricted free agent. He was a helpful member of the Rocket last season, but doesn’t want to play the role of mentor while he believes he still has…