Emelin may be a healthy scratch for Tuesday's game against Vancouver, Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette reports.

EDGE Analysis

Emelin was replaced on the Canadiens' second pair by the newly acquired Brandon Davidson, who is expected to make his Montreal debut skating alongside Jeff Petry. The Habs have noticed some slippage in Emelin's game and have dropped the Russian from a one-time pairing with Shea Weber on the top pair to what looks like will be a healthy scratch Tuesday. After adding some muscle at the trade deadline, the Canadiens' aren't so reliant on Emelin's physical presence.