Canadiens claim young defenceman off waivers from Los Angeles
The first move in the Jeff Gorton era has been made. The Montreal Canadiens announced on Saturday afternoon that they've claimed defenceman Kale Clague off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings.
Clague, 23, was a second round pick of the Los Angeles Kings in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. Over the past three seasons, Clague has split time between the Kings and their AHL affiliate, the Ontario Reign.
The Regina, Saskatchewan native was having a solid start to his 2021-22 campaign before being placed on waivers yesterday at 2pm ET. In eleven games with Los Angeles, Clague had five assists, and in five games for the Ontario Reign he tallied four assists.
It's unclear if Clague will make it to Nashville in time for tonight's game against the Predators, but a debut for the Canadiens could come as early as Tuesday in a Stanley Cup Final rematch against Tampa Bay.
Les Canadiens ont réclamé le défenseur Kale Clague au ballottage.
The Canadiens have claimed defenseman Kale Clague off waivers. #GoHabsGo— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) December 4, 2021
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Patrick Maroon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lukas Reichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Travis Konecny | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Anze Kopitar | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Quinton Byfield | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Noah Cates | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sean Couturier | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Marcus Johansson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Adrian Kempe | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Matvei Michkov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Martin Pospisil | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Kevin Rooney | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Matthew Boldy | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bobby Brink | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Kevin Fiala | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tyson Foerster | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nazem Kadri | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Justin Kirkland | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Daniil Miromanov | - | 1 | 1 | |
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TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
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