Beck, Engström and F. Xhekaj in Laval | Blais and Kahkonen in waivers

That's it. We know the Canadiens' decisions for the end of training camp: Owen Beck, Florian Xhekaj and Adam Engström are off to Laval. This isn't very surprising, even if they had good camps and left a good calling card in Montreal. Samuel Blais and Kaapo Kahkonen, on the other hand, have been placed in the waivers.

The Canadiens have traded forwards Owen Beck and Florian Xhekaj and defenseman Adam Engstrom to the Laval Rocket. Forward Samuel Blais and goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen are scheduled for waivers at 2 p.m. The Canadiens have loaned forwards Owen Beck and Florian Xhekaj… –

Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 5, 2025