ICYMI: Habs send Fowler, Reinbacher to AHLThe Montreal Canadiens made a number of roster cuts on Sunday, as goaltender Jacob Fowler and defenceman David Reinbacher were among those assigned to the AHL’s Laval Rocket.
Owen Beck, Dillan Bentley, Laurent Dauphin, Jared Davidson, Filip Mesar, Luke Mittelstadt, Owen Protz and Tyler Thorpe were also reassigned to the AHL.
Fowler appeared in 17 games last season with the Canadiens, going 9-6-2 with a .908 save percentage and 2.43 GAA and was the backup goaltender down the stretch and into the playoffs.
Reinbacher, the fifth-overall pick in 2023, scored five goals with 24 points in 57 games last season with Laval. In two appearances with Montreal, he had one assist.
The team also placed nine players on waivers as Alex Belzile, Brett Berard, Kaapo Kahkonen, Hunter McKown, Sasha Pastujov, Samuel Poulin, Ethan Samson, Maksymilian Szuber and Reilly Walsh have all been waived for purpose of loan to the AHL.