MONTREAL —
Montreal Canadiens Defender Sami Niku has suffered a concussion and shall be sidelined indefinitely.
Head coach Dominique Ducharme introduced the information on Saturday morning.
Niku fell in motion within the first interval of a preseason recreation between the Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators on Friday after he was hit from behind by Ahead Josh Norris. Norris will not face penalties for the transfer.
After having issue returning to the bench, Niku headed to the locker room with the assist of a sports activities therapist.
It was Niku’s first pre-camp outing, per week after signing a one-season contract with the Canadiens as a free agent.
The 24-year-old Finn has scored two objectives and eight assists in 54 profession NHL video games, all with the Winnipeg Jets.
The Canadies additionally introduced goaltender Kevin Poulin and ahead Danick Martel had been lower, and that they may proceed their preparation on the Laval Rocket camp beginning Monday.
MONTEMBEAULT CLAIMED OFF WAIVERS
The Tricolore claimed Quebec goaltender Samuel Montembeault in a commerce with the Florida Panthers.
Montembeault, 24, has eight wins and 4 losses and one time beyond regulation loss in 13 video games with the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL in 2020-2021. The Bécancour native posted a 2.86 goals-against-average and maintained an 89.8 per cent save share.
Within the NHL, Montembeault has a 9-8-3 file in 25 video games with the Panthers with a 3.20 GAA and 89.2 per cent save share.
Montembeault was chosen within the third spherical, 77th total, by the Panthers within the 2015 NHL Draft.
— This text was first printed by The Canadian Press in French on Oct. 2, 2021.
