Both are legitimate options. I think they'll stick him in Laval and let him get his feet wet down there over being put into the defensive rotation in Montreal. Having said that, if they decide it's better for him to be a lock to play at the Worlds, they could opt to put him with the Habs, play him nine games or less (to not burn a year of his contract), and then give him a couple of weeks off before that tournament begins. Then he goes and plays 20 minutes a night for Austria through mid-May.