Late Saturday night, the team announced that Edmundson would accompany his teammates to California and attend Monday’s practice session.

The defender fell in action on January 26, injured part of his body, and his status has been official since that time. With a $3.5 million contract for one more season, Edmundson had the profile of a likely traded player early in the season. However, doubts about his health – he also missed the first 10 games of the season – could complicate the situation.

Another candidate for a transaction, Sean Monahan, will not jump on the plane bound for California on Sunday. The striker should not return to the game until the end of trading, March 3rd.

For his part, Arber Xhekaj will not play again this season. The colossal defender will have surgery on his right shoulder by the same doctor, Peter J. Millett, who performed the surgery on Cole Caufield. Recall that Xhekaj has not played since he fought Vincent Desharnais, Oilers.

The team expects Xhekaj to be ready for the upcoming training camp.

Joel Armia will not accompany the team to California as he is suffering from a respiratory infection. His case is re-evaluated daily.

Eventually, Kirby Dach is injured in the lower body and will miss the trip.

Also note that Brendan Gallagher will visibly miss more than the six-week minimum announced on January 11th. That sixth started on Wednesday, and after Saturday’s game, Gallagher was spotted near the dressing room still wearing a protective boot on his right leg.

Schuenemann fired

After the game, the Habs also announced the release of defenseman Corey Schueneman to Laval.

With his dismissal, the team is theoretically only going out with five defenders who are known to be healthy. There are also Edmundson and Kaiden Guhle. The latter is clearly poised for a comeback as he was absent from a jersey at Friday’s practice in Philadelphia, suggesting he was unable to make contact.