Pair of injured Canadiens to travel with team on upcoming road trip

According to Sportsnet's Eric Engels, a pair of injured Canadiens will accompany the team on the road trip, those players being forward Joel Armia and defenceman Joel Edmundson.

Joel Armia and Joel Edmundson will travel with Canadiens on trip to Buffalo, St. Louis, Minnesota and Winnipeg— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) October 25, 2022

Both Armia and Edmundson re-joined their teammates at practice in recent days, albeit in non-contact uniforms as they continue to progress from their respective injuries.

Armia, 29, suffered an upper-body injury during the pre-season and has yet to feature in any games this season. In 60 games last year, he put up 14 points (six goals, eight assists), 14 penalty minutes and was a minus-15.

Edmundson, 29, has been out since the start of training came with a lower-body injury he sustained during a collision with Nick Suzuki during an informal skate. The Brandon (Manitoba) native was limited to only 24 games last season due to a back injury. He recorded six points (three goals, three assists), 35 penalty minutes and was a minus-one in those 24 games.

Tonight, the Canadiens will take on a Minnesota Wild team that has struggled out of the gate, sporting a 1-3-1 record through five games. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. ET.