Samuel Blais’ return puts Florian Xhekaj’s place in the NHL in jeopardy

The Canadiens currently have four major injuries: Patrik Laine, Kaiden Guhle, Kirby Dach and Alex Newhook. No return is imminent, let’s face it.
The solutions, for the time being, include recalls (Adam Engstrom, Joshua Roy, Jared Davidson and Florian Xhekaj have all had their chance) from Laval.
There are also a couple of low-cost additions in terms of assets: Frenchman Alexandre Texier and Québécois Samuel Blais, who has just returned to the organization.
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