After being placed on waivers yesterday to make room for Noah Juulsen’s return, Xavier Ouellet has gone unclaimed, and can be assigned to the Montreal Canadiens’ AHL affiliate in Laval.
During training camp, Ouellet had been in a battle with Simon Després for the final spot on defence, winning out to start the year in Montreal. Now, with Després on a professional tryout with the Laval Rocket, the two will be reunited once again.
Ouellet played 19 of the 29 games while he was in Montreal, registering three assists with no goals from his 32 shots.