Montreal Canadiens News: Defenseman Noah Juulsen Claimed Off Waivers by Florida Panthers, Habs, Laval Rocket, NHL, Rocket Sports Media
ROCKET SPORTS MEDIA | LAVAL, QC. — The Florida Panthers claimed Montreal Canadiens defenseman Noah Juulsen off of waivers today. Juulsen, a Canadiens first-round draft pick in 2015 (26th overall), will join the Panthers with the hopes of establishing himself as an NHL-caliber blueliner after suffering injury setbacks for the past two seasons. Juulsen will have an opportunity to prove himself NHL-ready, or perhaps eventual assignment to Florida’s taxi squad.
Merci pour tout, Noah. Bonne chance en Floride!
Thanks for everything, Noah. Good luck in Florida! pic.twitter.com/qDKkMYw3F0
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) January 11, 2021
An interesting note to consider in this move is that Rick Dudley, former Montreal Canadiens Senior Vice-President of Hockey Operations, and Shane Churla, former Montreal Canadiens Director of Amateur Scouting, both currently hold influential roles with the Florida Panthers. Dudley is a Senior Advisor, and Churla heads up amateur scouting for the club.
We have claimed defenseman Noah Juulsen off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens. ⬇️https://t.co/zReJzumvUS
— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) January 11, 2021
Other Players on Waivers
Aside from Florida claiming the young Habs defenseman, the remainder of yesterday’s players put on waivers cleared and now wait to find out if they’ll be assigned to the Montreal taxi squad or the Laval Rocket:
- Brandon Baddock (F)
- Alex Belzile (F)
- Joseph Blandisi (F)
- Laurent Dauphin (F)
- Jordan Weal (F)
- Gustav Olofsson (D)
- Xavier Ouellet (D)
- Charlie Lindgren (G)
Today the Canadiens also put forwards Michael Frolik and Corey Perry on waivers. NHL teams have until noon on Tuesday, January 12 to claim either player.
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