When the Montreal Canadiens acquired Rinat Valiev from the Toronto Maple Leafs, it was only a matter of time before he was up with the team. Regardless of the position of the team where they could afford to give younger players looks in the final stretch of the season, the 2014 third-round pick has proven over the years that he has what it takes to play in the NHL.
It didn’t take him long to get the call as he only played a single game for the Laval Rocket registering an assist on Kerby Rychel‘s power-play goal against the Bridgeport Tigers.