But if he’s not at his best or battling a crisis of confidence, then he falls on the wrong side of that line. Allen, Jake Weber, Shea If the Habs got that out of Fairbrother, they’d be thrilled. Harvey-Pinard, Rafaël 3rd round pick (77th overall) in 2019. NHL ETA: 2021-22 – You could make a case that his ETA was really last year but since he’s still in the minors, he isn’t really established in the NHL yet. While that served a purpose for a while, it also probably didn’t a whole lot for his development as he has shown himself to be capable of more back in junior when he was more of a two-way player. More than ever, the Habs have plenty of promising prospects. What happened to him last season is what I see happening to Fairbrother next year, in case you hadn’t figured out that hint already. Here's a look at their top 8 prospects fans should be excited about. Cole Caufield, RW, Montreal Canadiens . Biondi, Blake With the Habs, Fleury’s role was basically two things – play physically and try to not make too many mistakes in his own end. David Jiricek (2022) Jan Mysak (MTL)#WorldJuniors — Czech Prospects (@CZprospects) January 3, 2021 Primeau, Cayden The Montréal Canadiens acquired defenseman Erik Gustafsson from the Philadelphia Flyers for St. Louis' 2022 7th round pick. Corey Schueneman - no points The opportunities for playing time are there but Fleury isn’t really standing out most nights. Included with each ranking is an estimate of the NHL readiness date for each prospect. The Fargo Force defenseman has been a revelation in the USHL and the 2021 NHL draft prospect has only scratched the surface. 2) The player must have no greater than 50 games of NHL experience (including regular season and playoffs) Hudon, Charles Jordan Weal - no points Baddock, Brandon But give him someone who can find him in dangerous areas in the offensive zone and he can be an intriguing weapon. Dichow, Frederik Drouin, Jonathan Olofsson, Gustav Luchuk, Aaron To me, Ylonen feels like a player who is going to be at his best with better players and while that may seem obvious at first, I don’t think it’s always the case with prospects. He didn’t look out of place early on in a third pairing role but as the season progressed, his performance went in the wrong direction before finally being sent down in mid-January, a lot later than he should have been reassigned. Fairbrother is an intriguing prospect but as far as CHL players go, he’s raw. NHL ETA: 2020-21 – Aside from a few spot days on the taxi squad, Evans has been a regular on the roster and played in most games this season. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. ... A look at the top prospects from Sweden. Jan Mysak - no points The Last Word on Habs Pod is brought to you by the Last Word on Sports Network. Suzuki, Nick 2019. For someone whose father was more of a defensive forward in the NHL, one would think that Ylonen would have similar traits. ... A great shot by #Habs prospect Jeremiah Addison gives Windsor a … ... though, so I’m giving the Habs Hendrix Lapierre. On the other hand, he’s more or less blocked at that position with Brendan Gallagher and Josh Anderson signed long-term and Cole Caufield expected to be in the mix before too long himself (to say nothing of natural right winger Tyler Toffoli). (April 12) Defenseman Victor Mete was claimed off waivers by the Ottawa Senators. Vejdemo, Lukas I found that Ylonen was one of the tougher players to slot on this year’s list. 2 Montreal Canadiens By Scott Wheeler Feb 11, 2020 148 Welcome to Scott Wheeler’s 2020 rankings of every NHL organization’s prospects. Welcome to the subreddit of the NHL's oldest franchise, the 24-time Stanley Cup Champions, the Montreal … That’s a solid return from a seventh-round pick as well. For some players, the estimate is a specific season while others whose projected development paths are harder to determine will be in a range. The Habs draft a lot of bottom-six role forwards in the second round and with the exception of Artturi Lehkonen, who was more of … Jordan Weal - one goal (7) Previous HW Ranking: 6th Last season wasn’t one to remember for Fairbrother. Yannick Veilleux - no points Jacob Lucchini - no points Habs forward prospect Cole Caufield managed to crack the top 5 on that list and in fact was the bookend player for the top 3, finishing #3 among all prospects at any position across the league. Habs' Prized Prospect Sits Like a Lump of Cole. Laurent Dauphin - two assists The bad news of course for the Canadiens is that he is yet another winger and not the true centerman that many believe the organization still desperately needs, but there is plenty of … NHL ETA: 2023-24 – Despite the gradual improvement, I find it hard to imagine that Brook will be able to play his way into a regular spot before the end of his entry-level contract. Fleury’s waiver exemption expires next season and at this point, he could be in line for the seventh spot with the Habs if he’s still around by then. McNiven, Michael Cam Hillis - no points Previous HW Ranking: 7th Defenceman, Montreal (NHL) The Canadiens only prospect to crack […] TORONTO, ON — Recently TSN’s prospect guru Craig Button released his top 50 NHL-affiliated prospects along with each Canadian team’s top 5 prospects. Merrill, Jon Lukas Vejdemo - no points I don’t see him jumping into a big role right away as he’ll have to go through a phase of learning what may have worked in junior won’t necessarily work in Laval. 3rd round pick (87th overall) in 2017. Top; Prospects. At some point, they are going to move out some prospects and I think he has enough value to be one that could part with before too long while bringing in someone of note in return. Read More ». Blandisi, Joseph He scored the empty-netter in that one, snapping a 17-game goalless drought in the process. Guhle, Kaiden Otto Leskinen - no points Alex Belzile - no points ... TOP HEADLINES. Gustav Olofsson - no points He isn’t going to be someone that drives the play, controls possession, or be otherwise noticeable for long stretches of the game beyond his high-volume shot propensity. Habs fans were able to get a good look at some of the team's top prospects during the recent World Junior Championships in Sweden. He’ll still be a bit of a project player if he makes it to the Canadiens, however. 39) and forward Cole Perfetti (No. And that seems to be where the polarization comes from. Previous HW Ranking: 18th Teasdale, Joël Game by game statistics and highlights tracker for Montreal Canadiens prospects at the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championships. With the development camp just ending, I thought it would be the perfect timing to make my own rankings on the organization’s top 15 best prospects. Olofsson, Jacob Hillis, Cam Chiarot, Ben Halbert, Nathanael Mysak, Jan Otto Leskinen - no points Cale Fleury - no points Bournival, 20, has the work ethic that scouts crave, which makes him a bright prospect for the Habs. 3. Tweet; Pin It; Updated: July 11, 2015. That part doesn’t affect his ranking – who else is around can’t be held against Ylonen – but it makes me question his future with Montreal. I also want to take a second to address the delay in running these this year. With the 13th overall pick of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, the Vegas Golden Knights selected dynamic centre Nick Suzuki.And with the acquisition of Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty, Vegas sent Suzuki to Montreal as part of a package that included forward Tomas … Ylönen, Jesse, The Montréal Canadiens signed forward Rafaël Harvey-Pinard to a two-year, entry-level contract (2021-22 to 2022-23). Harris, Jordan 7th round pick (207th overall) in 2014. Romanov, Alexander Fleury was one of the bigger surprises last season when he made the team out of training camp and ultimately spent more than half the year with the Canadiens. Lucchini, Jake Alright! Frolik, Michael Despite outplaying the Marlies for significant stretches, it didn't result in much success as they only managed to pick up three points in five games to end their season on a quiet note. Instead, he’s not the best in his own end but his shot is a major weapon and that’s something the Habs don’t have much of in their organization. The top prospect for the St. Louis Blues could very much be headed to the NHL in 2020-21. Lindgren, Charlie Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), HabsWorld Predicts: 2021 Playoffs – Round 1, Part 2, HabsWorld Predicts: 2021 Playoffs – Round 1, Part 1. He was coming off a big junior campaign where he logged heavy minutes so the hope was that he’d step into a prominent role quickly and everything would be great. By Rabid Habs Team. He’ll need to soon figure out how to stay on the right side of it. They’re clearly taking the long-term approach here, breaking things down and then building up the responsibility gradually and we’ve seen that in the early going this year as he has often been on the second pairing. That doesn’t work too often in the pros and Joel Bouchard was tasked with trying to get that out of his game with some mixed results, especially in his own end. Brendan Gallagher - no points But first, a quick look at the goaltenders because I like to keep them separate from the … It’s a fine line that Evans is trying to navigate to carve out a spot in the NHL. 2019-20 Stats: 37 GP, 5-20-25, +6 rating, 38 PIMS, 93 shots Habs Prospects. LeGuerrier, Jacob Kulak, Brett Brook, Josh The hope was also that by now, the junior leagues would be up and running, providing an opportunity for some fresher analysis which hasn’t quite happened for some prospects. Anderson, Josh 1st round pick, 15th overall - … Fleury, Cale Tatar, Tomas The potential is definitely there for him to be a low-cost contributor to the fourth line for a few years while bringing a modicum of upside to the table. Stapley, Brett 2019-20 Stats: 53 GP, 12-10-22, -20 rating, 14 PIMS, 189 shots, 16:18 ATOI Wheeler’s 2020 NHL prospect pool rankings: No. Byron, Paul Profiles and stories on the prospects of the Montreal Canadiens. It soon became obvious that Bergevin understood the need to keep his high draft picks and his game plan was to build through the draft. Today, the top five prospects for the Montreal Canadiens, according to NHL.com. Centre, Laval (AHL) He’ll be waiver-eligible in 2023-24 which is when they’ll really have to make a call on him. WHL - The 2021 WHL playoffs won't take place due to ongoing travel challenges between provinces and with the USA The offence wasn’t there last season but is coming around slowly this year. (April 12) It’s not all bad with Brook despite the tough year. Josh Brook - no points Staal, Eric Gustafsson, Erik Now the Habs prospect will have the summer to train and get ready for rookie camp. 2/ Cole Caufield (1) 3/ Cayden Primeau (3) 4/ Ryan Poehling (5) 5/ Jesse Ylonen (6) 6/ Jordan Harris (9) Laurent Dauphin - no points They did just that on Tuesday, recalling nine players. Fairbrother, Gianni 31. Tobie Bisson - no points 2nd round pick (56th overall) in 2017. By then, there could be an opening on the third pairing or he could start out as a seventh option as well. On the other hand, he was a top-six forward in Finland as a 20-year-old which is impressive and it can’t be held against him that the supporting cast wasn’t great either. It didn’t happen. Jacob Lucchini - no points Khisamutdinov, Arsen Lehkonen, Artturi 2019-20 Stats: 51 GP, 14-24-38, -5 rating, 26 PIMS, 109 shots From there, things improved and he earned himself a 13-game look with Montreal where he held his own. Belzile, Alex Here are your 2019-2020 Montreal Canadiens pre-season (summer) prospects rankings…. Ranking The Habs’ Top 15 Prospects. Norlinder, Mattias Gorniak, Jack Rafaël Harvey-Pinard - one goal (9) Pitlick, Rhett Price, Carey (And if that doesn’t intrigue you, consider the third pairing the Habs have been using this season – someone that can play 16-18 minutes a night would be a perfect fit right about now…). In the end, his numbers weren’t bad by any stretch – his point-per-game rate actually increased – but any time you lose 40% of the year due to injury, it stings from a development perspective. Armia, Joel Caufield, Cole Because some players have played though, players from the 2020 draft class aren’t slotted in the order they were picked as they often are as some have bolstered their value already. Here are the criteria that each player had to meet to be eligible to be in these rankings: 1) The player must be 24 years old or younger as of October 1, 2020 A complete turnaround. Gustav Olofsson - no points Billy picks his top 5 habs prospects after this year's NHL entry draft. Recrutes. Noah Juulsen, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Michael McCarron and Gustav Olofsson have not been included as they have played in at least 40 NHL games and will all likely graduate by the end of the 2019-20 season. Cayden Primeau - 0 goal on 2 shots Lost via Waivers: Noah Juulsen (9). Habs Top Ten Prospects. TOP 3 players for the Czech Republic in the tournament as selected by the coaches: Radek Kucerik. Jesse Ylönen - no points, Toronto Marlies 3 Laval Rocket 2 (Final OT), Michael McNiven - 3 goals on 26 shots There are habits that Brook developed in junior where he got a little too casual but was talented enough to make the play more often than not. Farrell, Sean Expectations were high heading into Brook’s first professional season. KEVIN BAHL, D, NEW JERSEY DEVILS (+41) Last year: Not ranked in top 100 This year: 60th. Marc Bergevin will have tough decisions to make in the near future to reduce his pool of young players destined for a … Having said that, things could get adventurous in his own end when his aggression came at inopportune times though that’s not uncommon in junior. Given the uncertainty surrounding this season all the way through December, these were saved in case the schedule was further delayed. In his first year as a professional hockey player, Nick Suzuki claimed his place in the NHL, and on our list, with authority. We saw that early on this season. Here are the departures from last year’s list (previous ranking in parentheses): Graduated: Nick Suzuki (2) The start of this season (rankings were slotted after the World Juniors) didn’t really help either as it was basically more of the same. NHL.com is providing in-depth prospect analysis for each of its 31 teams throughout August. Evans is never going to be a big point producer in the NHL but he’s a decent enough defender to hold his own and when he’s on, he can even chip in a bit at the offensive end. Gordin, Alexander Like Fairbrother, there’s top-four potential if everything was to go perfectly but he may be more of a fifth defender realistically that can play a bit more than someone in that role. It’s something similar to another blueliner in this section that will be mentioned shortly. Ikonen, Joni Among the players slotted 11-15, most of them were in the top ten a year ago but have been pushed out as the system has gotten stronger. Nick Suzuki (Photo by Joel Lemay / Photo Agence QMI) by Mike Ries, Staff Writer, AHL Report. 12) and Dylan Samberg (No. 2nd round pick (35th overall) in 2018. Alex Belzile - one assist January 24, 2020. He’s more of a project than it first seemed but the upside is still there despite his tough rookie season with the Rocket. The hope was that he’d rediscover that form with Laval but the pandemic stopped him from finishing on a high note. Unfortunately, his year was cut short as an upper-body injury cost him the final 23 games of the year with the pandemic taking care of the rest. Let’s take a look at the Habs top 10 prospects following the 2019 draft. Danault, Phillip Corey Schueneman - no points 2019 draft: First round, 15th overall. There is a small level of dynamism to his game when everything is clicking as he can drive the play offensively while still playing with a level of physicality. A year ago, he seemed like a possible Seattle pick in expansion but it’s hard to see the Kraken eyeing him now. With Laval finishing their season up on Monday, the Habs were able to make their end-of-season recalls to establish their 'Black Aces' for the playoffs. Released: Allan McShane (20), Cole Fonstad (21), Alexandre Alain (29), Samuel Houde (32), David Sklenicka (34), Antoine Waked (36) If that doesn’t happen though, I’m not sure his shot alone is enough to carry him into a full-time NHL spot for an extended period of time. Ruscheinski, Kieran Pezzetta, Michael Brandon Baddock - no points This season has been hit or miss so far. Schueneman, Corey Henrikson, Arvid Instead, he was overmatched at times, even with Karl Alzner as a partner for long chunks of the year to try to take some of the pressure off of him. Smith, Jack There are so many that I decided to list 15 players instead of the traditional top 10. Without starting the goalie argument again, the two lonely goalie prospects fit in somewhere well below the top tier. Petry, Jeff Joshua D on December 26, 2020. Veilleux, Yannick Ouellet, Xavier It's time for our Montreal Canadiens prospects tier list! 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