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Canadians place veteran defenceman Karl Alzner on waivers as Weber nears return

Canadians place veteran defenceman Karl Alzner on waivers as Weber nears return | iNFOnews.ca
Montreal Canadiens' Karl Alzner (22) pokes the puck off the stick of Pittsburgh Penguins' Bryan Rust (17) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, March 31, 2018. The Montreal Canadiens have placed defenceman Karl Alzner on waivers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Gene J. Puskar

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens have placed defenceman Karl Alzner on waivers.

The 30-year-old has an assist and a plus-2 differential in eight games this season.

He had a goal and 11 points in82 games with Montreal last season after signing a five-year, US$23.125 million deal in the 20017 off-season

The move comes as top defenceman Shea Weber nears his return form off-season knee surgery.

Alzner was the fifth-overall pick of the Washington Capitals in the 2007 NHL draft.

The 11-year NHL veteran has 20 goals and 110 assists over 681 regular-season games.

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