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Smith-Pelly joined AHL Laval on a professional tryout at the beginning of January, Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette reports.
Smith-Pelly agreed to the PTO earlier in January, but Montreal's AHL affiliate has not played since he began practicing with the team. He could be in the lineup Wednesday against Syracuse, the Rocket's first game since Dec. 17. Laval has lost several players to the its NHL parent club while the Canadiens deal with COVID-19 protocols. Smith-Pelly hasn't played in the NHL since 2019 and bounced around since then, trying out for the Flames, playing in the KHL, and hooking up with AHL Ontario for 14 games last season.
