MONTREAL --
Montreal Canadiens General Manager
Bob Gainey announced Friday that forward
Glen Metropolit was claimed off waivers from the
Philadelphia Flyers.
“I indicated Thursdat that one of the needs we had identified for our team was to acquire a centreman to add depth in the middle and complete our group of centremen consisting of Saku Koivu, Tomas Plekanec,
Maxim Lapierre and
Kyle Chipchura. The opportunity presented itself over the last few hours when the Flyers placed
Glen Metropolit on waivers. Glen is a seasoned veteran who played very well against us in last year’s playoffs against the Bruins. We are very pleased to have him on our roster,” indicated General Manager
Bob Gainey.
Metropolit, 34, amassed 14 points (4 goals, 10 assists) and served 15 penalty minutes in 55 games with the
Philadelphia Flyers this season. Since 1999-2000, Metropolit registered 127 points (39 goals, 88 assists) with a plus-13 rating and 111 penalty minutes in 317 career regular-season games in the NHL, with Washington, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, St. Louis, Boston and Philadelphia. In 2005-06, the centreman was the National Swiss League’s top scorer with 63 points (24 goals, 39 assists) in 44 games with the
HC Lugano.