Overview
- Toronto waived Blais on Nov. 26 after activating Auston Matthews and Nicolas Roy from injured reserve and reassigned Jacob Quillan to the Marlies.
- Montreal was reported as the only team to submit a claim, granting the Canadiens the option to assign Blais directly to the AHL’s Laval Rocket.
- Blais logged eight games for the Maple Leafs with one goal and two assists, averaging about eight minutes per night and recording 28 hits in a bottom-six role.
- He is on a one-year, $775,000 deal signed with Montreal on July 1 and was initially claimed by Toronto from the Canadiens on Oct. 6.
- Under waiver rules, Montreal can keep Blais in the NHL for up to 10 games or 30 days before he would require waivers to be sent down again.