Three forwards placed on NHL waivers: an established center and a youngster available for free

In addition to former Habs player Adam Brooks packing his bags AGAIN, this time for Winnipeg, three other players were placed on waivers :

- Gemel Smith (Detroit)

-Victor Rask (Minnesota)

- Connor Bunnaman (Philadelphia)

Smith, 27, has 25 points in 91 NHL games and was highly productive in the AHL.

Rask, 28, has 13 points in 29 games this season for Minnesota, and had 23 points in 54 games last season. (215 career points) He was drafted 42nd overall in 2011.

Bunnaman, 23, is a prospect drafted in the 4th round, in 2016, by the Philadelphia Flyers. He has played 15 games this season in the NHL.