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Montreal Canadiens send Lukas Vejdemo, Sami Niku to the Laval Rocket

The Montreal Canadiens have sent forward Lukas Vejdemo and defenceman Sami Niku to the Laval Rocket on Sunday.

The Canadiens reassigned forward Lukas Vejdemo and defenseman Sami Niku to the AHL’s Laval Rocket.

Niku will report to Laval after the NHL’s All-Star Break.— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) January 30, 2022

This indicates that Brendan Gallagher and Paul Byron should be back for Sunday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joel Armia and Cole Caufield are also back in Montreal as well.

Vejdemo will report to the Rocket in time for their three games this week while the Canadiens have a bye week with no practices or games leading up to the NHL All Star Game.