When the dust settled on the Montreal Canadiens’ training camp, it was the promising Ryan Poehling who was, unfortunately, the odd man out.
“I was upset I would say,” Poehling said. “I wasn’t happy getting sent down, because I felt like I did all the right things; did what they asked. And I thought I did them well. So, I was a bit shocked I would say.”
Following the cuts of goaltender Charlie Lindgren and Charles Hudon on Monday, the Canadiens found themselves with 24 skaters. The team needed to cut the roster by one more to get to the league-mandated 23, leading to Poehling becoming the final cut and being sent to the American Hockey League.