Lindstrom played for the Canadiens last season before being placed on waivers and being claimed by the Anaheim Ducks. The Canadiens signed him to a one-year, two-way contract on Wednesday and subsequently placed him on waivers. In his first stint with the Canadiens last season, Lindstrom tallied six points (0G / 6A), a +12 plus/minus rating, 40 blocks, and 54 hits in 32 games.
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Lindstrom played for the Canadiens last season before being placed on waivers and being claimed by the Anaheim Ducks. In his first stint with the Canadiens last season, Lindstrom tallied six points (0G / 6A), a +12 plus/minus rating, 40 blocks, and 54 hits in 32 games.
Lindstrom will draw into the lineup on Friday as the Ducks are opting to dress seven defensemen in the absence of Mason McTavish (lower-body). Lindstrom has three goals and four assists in 30 games this season.
Lindstrom will take a seat on Tuesday as Urho Vaakanainen and William Lagesson draw into the lineup. Jackson Lacombe will also sit.
Urho Vaakanainen will replace Lindstrom, who will be a healthy scratch for the third time in the last seven games. Lindstrom has five points (3G / 2A), 20 hits, and 32 blocks in 23 games this season.
Lindstrom will draw into the lineup in place of Jackson Lacombe, who is listed as a scratch on Thursday. Lindstrom will skate alongside Cam Fowler on the team's first defensive pair.
Lindstrom has played four straight games for the Ducks, tallying zero points, two shots, and four hits. He will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday as Ilya Lyubushkin will draw back into the lineup.
Lindstrom was dealt to Montreal in the offseason alongside a 2025 fourth-round pick for Jeff Petry but has struggled to find his footing in his first season with the Canadiens and will now join the Anaheim Ducks after being claimed from waivers on Wednesday. The 25-year-old carries a $950,000 cap hit and had three goals, an assist, 15 SOG and six PIMs in 14 games played before his waiving.
Lindstrom was dealt to Montreal in the offseason alongside a 2025 fourth-round pick for Jeff Petry but has struggled to find his footing in his first season with the Canadiens' and was placed on waivers Tuesday. The 25-year-old carries a $950,000 cap hit and had three goals, and assist, 15 SOG and six PIMs in 14 games played prior to his waiving.
After playing the last two games, where he was held without a point, Lindstrom will be a healthy scratch for the Canadiens on Saturday. In four games with the Laval Rocket (AHL), Lindstrom was also held without a point while accumulating two penalty minutes and a -6 plus/minus rating.
Lindstrom was recalled by the Canadiens and could be an option to replace David Savard (upper-body) on Tuesday as they play the second half of a back-to-back. The 38th overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft played 36 games for the Detroit Red Wings last season, recording eight points (1G / 7A) in 36 games.
Lindstrom was a second-round pick in the 2017 draft and has been in and out of the Red Wings' lineup over the last four seasons. The 24-year-old had eight points (1G / 7A) in 36 games last season and will be a No.6/No.7 defenseman in Montreal during the 2023-24 season.
Lindstorm had a goal, seven assists, 18 SOG, 20 PIMs and a -16 plus/minus through 36 games played with Detroit in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year contract worth $950,000 AAV. The 24-year-old defensemen was drafted in the second-round of the 2017 NHL Draft (38th overall) and has two goals, and 25 points across 128 career NHL games played.