The last-minute waiver-wire dump always yields a few potential diamonds in the rough as NHL clubs attempt to sneak some players into the AHL for safekeeping to start the regular season. The big prize from Sunday’s waiver stampede was Alex Barré-Boulet, who ended up being selected by the Seattle Kraken, but there were a few other pieces worth claiming.
The Montreal Canadiens nabbed one of them in former Toronto Maple Leafs centre Adam Brooks.
Brooks was a 2016 fourth-round pick by the Leafs after a 120-point WHL season. He struggled in his first year of professional hockey with the Toronto Marlies with just 19 points in 57 games, but he soon found his feet while becoming one of the AHL team’s most reliable forwards.