The Montreal Canadiens made a minor-league trade today, acquiring Keegan Lowe from the Carolina Hurricanes in return for Philip Samuelsson.
The Canadiens acquire defenseman Keegan Lowe from Carolina, in return for Philip Samuelsson. Lowe will join the IceCaps in St. John’s.
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) February 21, 2017
Samuelsson was signed this off-season and was expected to be a veteran to replace players like Morgan Ellis and Darren Dietz, but was never fully trusted by St. John’s IceCaps head coach Sylvain Lefebvre.