From the NHL. They have cleared Logan Mailloux to play for@CanadiensMTL pic.twitter.com/muOWQfbCA5
– Eric Engels (@EricEngels) April 16, 2024
![Green light: Logan Mailloux recently spoke with the NHL](https://cdn.buminteractif.com/2024/04/Photo-Rocket-Mailloux-722x450.jpg)
As you know, Logan Mailloux has been recalled by the Canadiens. He’ll be playing tonight, much to the delight of many fans.
When a prospect is recalled, there’s usually no big discussion: the player can simply break into his club’s line-up and play his first game.
Normally, when a guy like Mailloux is recalled, the question is: will he play on the power play… if there is a power play? Will he get more playing time than Lane Hutson?
But with Mailloux’s history, he’d need the green light from the NHL. And even though we know he met with the NHL last summer, we still didn’t have confirmation from the NHL that he had the league’s OK.
It’s been a long road from being drafted in 2021 to being recalled in 2024, but here we are. He’s gotten used to being a pro, and he’ll finally get a taste of his dream at the end of the season.
My colleague Maxime Truman, who broke the news a while back, wasn’t expecting it, either.
But what’s interesting is that Mailloux met with the NHL about a month ago. That’s what Renaud Lavoie reported this morning on Twitter.
Logan Mailloux had another discussion with NHL officials about a month ago, I’m told. He obviously has the green light to play his first NHL game. @CanadiensMTL @TVASports
– Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) April 16, 2024
In other words, Mailloux will be able to take part in the Canadiens’ end-of-season “festivities”. We’re talking about tomorrow’s final game and locker emptying.
He could be at the club’s locker emptying, even if he’s not the one we’ll want to hear from the most. After all, he’ll have spoken to reporters following Tuesday night’s game.
In gusts
– Well-deserved.
The Habs’ fourth star
this season is David Savard
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– DansLesCoulisses (@DLCoulisses) April 16, 2024
– Reinforcement in Laval.
The Laval Rocket have recalled goaltender Strauss Mann from the Trois-Rivières Lions.
#Lions3R pic.twitter.com/qJhU0KRWu2
– Trois-Rivières Lions (@Lions3r) April 16, 2024
– Fans want to see Lane Hutson fed to make him more imposing on the ice.[La Presse]
– Notice to interested parties.
It will be 17 for Luke Tuch!
It will be 17 for Luke Tuch! #GoRocket pic.twitter.com/xBv4tZ9paJ– Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) April 16, 2024
– It won’t always be this way.
There are (still) shortcomings to correct. https://t.co/qVoJx2t1JZ
– Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) April 16, 2024