Montreal places one defenceman on IR, recalls another from AHL
The Montreal Canadiens have recalled a defenceman from the AHL after placing another on injured reserve. Mike Matheson did not play in the Habs season opener Wednesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was listed as day-to-day after suffering a lower-body injury in the preseason. His placement on IR will last for at least seven days. In the meantime, Montreal has recalled Corey Schueneman from the Laval Rocket.
Schueneman, 27, has 24 games of NHL experience. All of it came last season with the Canadiens when the team was facing mounting injuries. Matheson was picked up from the Pittsburgh Penguins over the summer in exchange for Jeff Petry. Before becoming general manager of the Habs, Kent Hughes served as Matheson's agent.
Also on the injured list for Montreal right now, forward Joel Armia, and defenceman Joel Edmundson.
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