Canadiens' Mattias Norlinder: Headed back to Sweden

Norlinder will spend the rest of the 2020-21 campaign playing in his native Sweden, the team announced Thursday.

Norlinder played in six games with the Habs this season while logging the same number of contests in the minors with AHL Laval. The 21-year-old blueliner will link back up with Frolunda HC for which he notched 20 points in 37 outings last year. Once the SHL season wraps up, Norlinder could rejoin the Rocket for the end of their campaign.