At the start of the day, the Habs announced that defenseman Corey Schueneman had been sent back to Laval, just before the team left for a four-game trip overseas with only six regular defensemen. This dismissal signalled two options, either an imminent return of Joel Edmundson, which necessitated this move in the CH roster, or a trade that involved a defenseman who would join the defensive brigade. Well, we almost had both options at the same time, as the Tricolore acquired defenseman Nicolas Beaudin from the Chicago Blackhawks late this morning. The Quebecer will be sent to Laval as well, for the sake of his development in the AHL. However, it seems almost certain that Joel Edmundson will be back in the lineup soon. The latter was leading the team's stretching session before the daily practice today. This is a pretty good sign that he will be back soon. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/raphdoucet/status/1585295945578827777'> </a></blockquote></div> All that remains is to know the name of the defenseman who will make room for number 44 in the defensive brigade. Incidentally, the reactivation of Joel Armia's contract, when he gets the green light from the doctors, who also travels with the team for overseas games, will also require a significant personnel change to comply with the 23-player roster limit.