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Interesting roster moves have just been announced within the Montreal Canadiens organization.<\/p>\n
The Laval Rocket have recalled seven players from the Trois-Rivi\u00e8res Lions of the ECHL: forwards Joe Dunlap, Mark Estapa, Egor Goriunov and Israel Mianscum, defenseman Charles Martin, and goaltenders Benjamin Gaudreau and Hunter Jones.<\/p>\n
The Lions are not in the ECHL playoffs, so players with valid American Hockey League contracts are being brought up to Laval.<\/p>\n
And that opens an interesting door.<\/p>\n
With all this reinforcement arriving in Laval, the Laval Rocket could afford to send a player to Montreal.<\/p>\n
The Montreal Canadiens could recall Samuel Blais<\/a> for the series against the Tampa Bay Lightning<\/p>\n Samuel Blais would be the logical candidate, and many have been calling for his recall in recent hours.<\/p>\n His physical, hard-nosed style would be a perfect fit against the Tampa Bay Lightning, especially in a series where Jon Cooper has inserted an enforcer like Scott Sabourin<\/a> into his lineup.Given Kirby Dach<\/a>\u2019s recent struggles, Samuel Blais could become an appealing option if the Canadiens are looking to add more physicality to the series against Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n Will general manager Kent Hughes take advantage of this to recall Blais and give head coach Martin St-Louis another option?<\/p>\n Journalist Vincent Demuy noted that the players recalled from Trois-Rivi\u00e8res could form \u201canother group\u201d with the Rocket during the American Hockey League playoffs.<\/p>\n That frees up space on Laval\u2019s roster and gives the organization more flexibility.<\/p>\n The series is tied 1-1, and Game 3 will take place Friday night at the Bell Centre.<\/p>\n If it were your decision, would you recall Samuel Blais from the Laval Rocket?<\/p>\n Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n POLL<\/p>\n 3 HOURS AGO|258 ANSWERS<\/p>\n Canadiens organization makes several roster moves, opening the door to a Blais recall<\/p>\n Who would you rather have in the lineup against the Lightning?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t
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Canadiens organization makes several roster moves, opening the door to a Blais recall
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