Sammy Blais is headed back to Montreal, as insider Elliotte Friedman has shared that the Canadiens claimed the forward this afternoon.

The 29-year-old, signed to a one-year deal with the Habs last July, was lost on waivers to Toronto in October, before finding himself back on the wire yesterday . Given the current injuries affecting their forward corps, Blais is a solid candidate to fill in immediately, and perhaps the Quebec native will appear with Montreal after all.

More to come…

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