{"id":193634,"date":"2025-10-06T18:52:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/193634\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T18:52:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:52:06","slug":"toronto-maple-leafs-claim-cayden-primeau-samuel-blais-off-waivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/193634\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Maple Leafs claim Cayden Primeau, Samuel Blais off waivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/toronto-maple-leafs\/10\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/toronto-maple-leafs\/10\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> claimed goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/cayden-primeau\/8480051\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/cayden-primeau\/8480051\" target=\"_blank\">Cayden Primeau<\/a> off waivers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/carolina-hurricanes\/12\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/carolina-hurricanes\/12\" target=\"_blank\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/sammy-blais\/8478104\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/sammy-blais\/8478104\" target=\"_blank\">Sammy Blais<\/a> off the wire from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/montreal-canadiens\/8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/montreal-canadiens\/8\" target=\"_blank\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Primeau, 26, was acquired by the Hurricanes from the Canadiens in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round draft pick on June 30.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Toronto claims Cayden Primeau off waivers from Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reporterchris\/status\/1975261035482530186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 6-foot-3 netminder went 2-3-1 in Montreal last season with a 4.70 goals-against average and an .836 save percentage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He also had a 21-2-3 record with the AHL\u2019s Laval Rocket with a 1.96 GAA and .927 save percentage in 26 games last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Blais joined the Canadiens in the off-season on a one-year, $775,000 deal.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Toronto claims Sammy Blais off waivers from Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reporterchris\/status\/1975261132786225560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 6-foot-2 forward played last season in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/vancouver-canucks\/23\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/vancouver-canucks\/23\" target=\"_blank\">Vancouver Canucks<\/a>\u2019 organization, recording 14 goals and 40 points in 51 games for AHL Abbotsford.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He last appeared in the NHL during the 2023-24 campaign, registering a goal and seven points in 53 games with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/st-louis-blues\/19\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/st-louis-blues\/19\" target=\"_blank\">St. Louis Blues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sabres and Lightning make claims<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/buffalo-sabres\/7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/buffalo-sabres\/7\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a> also dipped into the waiver wire on Monday, claiming goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/colten-ellis\/8481551\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/colten-ellis\/8481551\" target=\"_blank\">Colten Ellis<\/a> from the Blues.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Buffalo claims Colten Ellis off waivers from St. Louis.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reporterchris\/status\/1975261315225821395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Ellis, 25, played last season with the AHL\u2019s Springfield Thunderbirds, going 22-14-2 with a 2.63 GAA ad .922 save percentage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The 6-foot-1 netminder was drafted 93rd overall by the Blues in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Additionally, the Tampa Bay Lightning picked up forward Curtis Douglas off waivers from the Utah Mammoth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Douglas, 25, appeared in 63 games with the AHL\u2019s Tucson Roadrunners last season, recording 10 goals and 23 points.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Toronto Maple Leafs claimed goaltender Cayden Primeau off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes and Sammy Blais 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