Canadiens make a last-minute roster move as a defenseman joins the team in Columbus

The organization has just announced that it has recalled defenseman Marc Del Gaizo from the Laval Rocket, and he is arriving immediately as reinforcements.

The fact that Del Gaizo did not travel with the team, and that he now has to immediately join them in Columbus, is an interesting detail!

If Kent Hughes only wanted an insurance policy, a seventh defenseman, and if this was already planned, why not have him travel with the team last night?

This will definitely be a situation to monitor, especially since young Arber Xhekaj isn't playing very well, Jayden Struble is banged up and missed yesterday's practice, and Kaiden Guhle will be out long-term.

The announcement of the recall is right here:

Marc Del Gaizo, 26 years old, is a 5-foot-11, 188-pound defenseman who was a fourth-round pick of the Nashville Predators in 2019.

He's a left-shot defenseman, and he has played 55 career NHL games (all with Nashville), recording two goals, 10 assists (12 points), 23 penalty minutes, and maintaining a -1 plus/minus rating.

I'm really looking forward to seeing whether this is simply an "insurance" recall, or if this roster move is hiding a more significant piece of news.

Details to come.