Last night, after his 70th game in the National League, Rafaël Harvey-Pinard has reached a major milestone in his career, and this is significant news for the Montreal Canadiens.
From now on, the Quebecois forward will have to go through waivers if he was to be sent down to the minors.
"This means that since the match against the Vancouver Canucks, RHP is no longer exempt from being potentially claimed by another team on waivers."
Given his play and performances in the NHL, the risks are quite high that he might interest another team, in the event that the management would wish to send him back to Laval next year, for example.
Kent Hughes no longer has the option to return the Saguenay native to the Rocket without consequence.
