Sunday was the last chance to submit players to the waivers before handing in the complete season rosters. Teams must provide their official 23-player roster by 5pm on Monday. The Habs have waived Joel Armia and Gustav Lindstrom, leaving 14 forwards, eight defensemen and three goaltenders, for a total of 25. Expect Emil Heineman and a young defenseman like Justin Barron to be sent to Laval before 5 p.m. Monday, since they don't have to go through the waivers. What if Hughes sends another player down to claim a Quebecer on waivers? Raphaël Lavoie is available for free. Obviously, if the Habs claim him, he'll have to stay in the NHL, so Hughes would have to do a bit of magic to make it all work. We're talking about a 6'4, 196 lb. center who scored 45 points, including 25 goals, in 61 AHL games last year. What's more, Lavoie is represented by Quartexx, Kent Hughes' former agency. The DG therefore knows the player very well and the link is direct. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/NCloutierTVA/status/1711082499202257215?t=fyrI4xmYz9OZ_vjhehcOBg&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div>