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A person with direct knowledge of the situation says defenseman Mark Streit will not report to the minors after clearing waivers and will spend the next few days weighing his options. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because talks between Streit and the Montreal Canadiens have been private. The Canadiens assigned the 39-year-old to the American Hockey League’s Laval Rocket earlier Friday after none of the other 30 NHL teams put in a claim for the Swiss defender. Continue to Article

October 13, 2017 8:06:pm EST

Mark Streit will turn 40 in December. After reportedly unsuccessfully shopping Streit on the trade market, the Montreal Canadiens placed Streit on waivers today. Multiple reports indicate that, if Streit doesn’t get claimed, he won’t report to the Canadiens’ AHL team. Continue to Article

October 12, 2017 7:55:pm EST

The Montreal Canadiens placed defenseman Mark Streit on waivers Thursday, according to Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston. The other 30 NHL teams will now have 24 hours to make claims on the 39-year-old defenseman. Streit, a 12-year NHL veteran, joined the Canadiens over the summer on a one-year, $700,000 contract. He’s struggled to carve out a role on the team, however, and now looks set to be moved off the roster after just two appearances. The Canadiens have tried to trade Streit recently, according to a report from Sportsnet on Wednesday. But the waivers move indicates there were no takers, as Montreal is now risking losing him for nothing. That wouldn’t happen if anyone had made a compelling trade Continue to Article

October 12, 2017 1:34:pm EST

By Gabrielle Tetrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) - Often seen as a destination for veterans or those struggling for ice-time in North America's National Hockey League (NHL), the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) has suddenly become a haven for Russians with Olympic aspirations. Following the NHL's decision to bar its players from competing at the 2018 Winter Games, several Russians have ended talks with teams in the league, extended contracts with KHL clubs or returned home in the hope of making the Olympic roster. Defenceman Andrei Markov, who had 572 points in 990 games over 16 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, told Reuters he signed with KHL club Ak Bars Kazan over the summer for family reasons and not because of next year's Pyeongchang Games. Continue to Article

October 12, 2017 5:28:am EST

Often seen as a destination for veterans or those struggling for ice-time in North America's National Hockey League (NHL), the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) has suddenly become a haven for Russians with Olympic aspirations. Following the NHL's decision to bar its players from competing at the 2018 Winter Games, several Russians have ended talks with teams in the league, extended contracts with KHL clubs or returned home in the hope of making the Olympic roster. Defenceman Andrei Markov, who had 572 points in 990 games over 16 seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, told Reuters he signed with KHL club Ak Bars Kazan over the summer for family reasons and not because of next year's Pyeongchang Games. Continue to Article

October 12, 2017 5:00:am EST