{"id":2272,"date":"2016-10-10T18:41:38","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T22:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=2272"},"modified":"2016-10-10T18:41:38","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T22:41:38","slug":"canadiens-assign-mccarron-condon-waivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2016\/10\/10\/canadiens-assign-mccarron-condon-waivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadiens Assign McCarron to IceCaps, Condon on Waivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Montreal Canadiens<\/strong> assigned forward Michael McCarron<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to the\u00a0St. John’s IceCaps\u00a0<\/strong>and placed goaltender\u00a0Mike Condon\u00a0<\/strong>on waivers.<\/p>\n

Canadiens Assign McCarron to IceCaps, Condon on Waivers<\/h2>\n

Canadiens Assign McCarron to AHL<\/h3>\n

McCarron will return to the Ice Caps to take part in their final couple of practices before the season starts. \u00a0McCarron put up a good camp for the Canadiens where he scored two goals and showed that his future with the club could be bright. Last season, McCarron played 20 games with the big club, scoring a goal and an assist. \u00a0While playing in the AHL<\/strong>, he put up 17 goals and 38 points in 58 games.<\/p>\n

McCarron was the Canadiens first round pick in 2013.\u00a0 He\u00a0will likely be fighting for a job as the top centre for\u00a0the Ice Caps with\u00a0Charles Hudon<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Mike Condon<\/a>\u00a0Placed on Waivers<\/h2>\n

The Habs also announced that Condon\u00a0has been placed on waivers.<\/p>\n

Condon was placed on waivers by the Habs due, largely in part, to\u00a0the signing of goaltender\u00a0Al Montoya<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Montoya snatched the team’s backup role away from him in the pre-season. \u00a0Condon had his chances to get the back-up role, but wasn’t able to impress the way he did last pre-season when he stole the job from Dustin Tokarski<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This pre-season, the Canadiens were unable to win any of the three games in which he played. This includes a game in which Condon allowed the first two of three shots he faced in the first period against the Ottawa Senators<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Last season, Condon played 55 games for the Canadiens in which he replaced Carey Price<\/a><\/strong> as starter. \u00a0He posted a 21-25-3 record with 0.903 save percentage and allowed 2.71 goals per game.\u00a0Condon overworked himself last season, as it was his first year playing more than 48 games in a season – and this was his rookie NHL year.<\/p>\n

If Condon doesn’t get claimed or traded by 12\u00a0p.m.\u00a0EST on Tuesday, he will be reporting to the IceCaps where he will join goaltenders Zach Fucale<\/strong> and Charlie Lindgren<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This news also means that first round pick\u00a0Mikhail Sergachev\u00a0<\/strong>and Finnish forward Artturi Lehkonen<\/strong> have officially made the 23-man roster.<\/p>\n

Main Photo.<\/p>\n

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