Former Canadiens Forward Waived By Wild

A former Montreal Canadiens forward is available for the taking on the waiver wire.

The Minnesota Wild have announced that they have placed former Canadiens forward Tyler Pitlick on waivers.

Pitlick has appeared in 12 games this season with Minnesota, where he has zero points, four penalty minutes, 12 blocks, and 32 hits. His most recent appearance for Minnesota was during their Nov. 6 matchup against the San Jose Sharks, where he recorded a block and two hits in 7:32 of ice time.

If Pitlick passes through waivers unclaimed, Minnesota will then be able to assign him to their AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild. The former Canadiens forward has one goal and three points in four games with Iowa this…