"As TSN's Chris Johnston and others have alluded to, it was the Maple Leafs that originally claimed Blais off of waivers from the Canadiens back on October 7 as they were in the middle of a large injury crisis and just needed anyone capable of being an NHL forward without needing to dive into the AHL roster. Now, after almost two months in Toronto and a total of eight games played where he scored one goal and three total points, Blais is back with the team that originally signed him last summer."
"Now with players like Auston Matthews, Matthew Knies, and Nicolas Roy returning from injury this week, the Leafs tried to sneak Blais back through waivers to keep him within the organization as another insurance player. Unfortunately, Montreal got what they wanted all along and Blais is back on the Canadiens. Blais did all that was asked of him from the Leafs and head coach Craig Berube -- he played hard and actually produced some offense in the 66 minutes he wore the Blue and White. Not too bad of a little cameo for the former St. Louis Blues player after all."
"Now instead of Blais, we get a whole lot of Dakota Joshua, Steven Lorentz, Scott Laughton, and Calle Jarnkrok forming the Leafs' bottom six. We'll always remember your eight games -- those eight wonderful games where Toronto looked like the worst team ever put together in the National Hockey League and all we really experienced was misery and boredom. Best of luck, Sammy."
The Montreal Canadiens reclaimed forward Sammy Blais off waivers after the Toronto Maple Leafs placed him on waivers. The Leafs had originally claimed Blais from Montreal on October 7 during a significant injury crisis and used him as NHL depth. Blais appeared in eight games for Toronto, recording one goal and three points. With Auston Matthews, Matthew Knies, and Nicolas Roy returning from injury, the Leafs attempted to pass Blais through waivers to keep him as insurance. Montreal successfully reclaimed him, and the Leafs will rely on other depth forwards while wishing Blais well.
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