In an act of unprecedented annoyance, the Montréal Canadiens claimed Adam Brooks on waivers. They are entering this season with so many injuries, they have only six defencemen healthy, so naturally they grabbed the 14th forward off the Leafs. They actually do have some weakness on their fourth line, and it was always possible Brooks and his 12% shooting percentage was going to attract attention on the way to the Marlies. All is not lost, however.
First, Brooks might actually get some NHL games played like he wasn’t going to get in Toronto. He deserves to play because after spending a lot of time on the Taxi Squad last year, he played in 11 NHL games, 2 NHL playoff games and 17 AHL games.