The Montreal Canadiens have claimed forward Chris Tierney off waivers from the Florida Panthers on Thursday.
Tierney is 28 years old and 6’1”, 192lbs. He is on a one-year contract with a cap hit of $750,000 and will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.
He has split time between the NHL and AHL this season. He has two goals and one assist in 13 NHL games this season and with the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL had three goals and 13 assists in 20 games.