Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens

Team Depth Chart of NHL Prospects
Strengths
  • Depth on defense
Weaknesses
  • Gritty/Physical Forwards

About Prospect Scores and Probability

Prospect Criteria

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Pro
Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
CHL
Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
NCAA
Playing in NCAA
Europe
Playing in Europe
Junior
Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
N/A
Not Categorized Yet

Goaltenders

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Dustin Tokarski Pro 7.0 C
2. Peter Delmas Pro 6.5 C
3. Mike Condon Pro 6.5 D
4. Robert Mayer Pro 6.0 C

Right Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Sebastian Collberg Europe 8.0 D
2. Danny Kristo Pro 7.5 C
3. Brendan Gallagher Pro 7.5 C
4. Patrick Holland Pro 7.0 C
5. Steve Quailer Pro 7.0 D
6. Alexander Avtsin Pro 7.0 D
7. Alain Berger Pro 6.5 D
8. Maxim Trunev Europe 6.5 D
9. Ian Schultz Pro 6.0 D

Left Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Charles Hudon CHL 7.5 D
2. Tim Bozon CHL 7.5 D
3. Mark MacMillan NCAA 7.0 D
4. Olivier Archambault CHL 6.5 C
5. Erik Nystrom Europe 6.5 C
6. Philippe Lefebvre Pro 6.5 D
7. Blake Geoffrion Pro 6.0 B

Centers

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Alex Galchenyuk Pro 8.5 C
2. Louis Leblanc Pro 7.0 B
3. Michael Bournival Pro 7.0 C
4. Joonas Nattinen Pro 7.0 D
5. Gabriel Dumont Pro 6.5 C
6. Brady Vail CHL 6.5 C
7. Daniel Pribyl Europe 6.5 C
8. Dustin Walsh NCAA 6.0 D
9. Michael Cichy NCAA 6.0 D

Defensemen

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Nathan Beaulieu Pro 8.0 C
2. Jarred Tinordi Pro 7.5 C
3. Dalton Thrower CHL 7.0 C
4. Morgan Ellis Pro 7.0 C
5. Darren Dietz CHL 7.0 C
6. Greg Pateryn Pro 6.5 C
7. Magnus Nygren Europe 6.5 C
8. Josiah Didier NCAA 6.5 C
9. Colin Sullivan NCAA 6.5 C
10. Mac Bennett NCAA 6.5 C
11. Joe Stejskal Pro 5.5 C

Montreal Canadiens deep in youth and talent at minor league level

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Morgan Ellis - Montreal Canadiens

Photo: Defenseman Morgan Ellis is one of several first-year players for the Hamilton Bulldogs. Ellis was selected 117th overall by the Canadiens in 2010. (Minas Panagiotakis/Icon SMI)

Last season, the Hamilton Bulldogs finished near the bottom of the AHL and failed to make the Calder Cup playoff, a fate similar to their parent club, the Montreal Canadiens. New General Manager, Marc Bergevin decided to bring in a completely new Bulldogs' coaching staff, adding a good mix of NHL and junior experience with head coach Sylvain Lefebvre, assistants Donald Dufresne, Ron Wilson, and goaltending coach Vincent Riendeau.

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Team Rankings: Minnesota Wild owns impressive group of prospects with elite potential

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Mikael Granlund - Minnesota Wild

Photo: Drafted ninth overall in 2010, Finnish Center Mikael Granlund has made his AHL debut this season. Granlund was widely considered one of the best hockey players not playing in North America. (Juan DeLeon/Icon SMI)

Below is the top-10 section of Hockey's Future's NHL Team Rankings. The teams are ranked in terms of the quality of their overall prospect pool as voted on by the staff of Hockey's Future. For reference, just the top five prospects are listed. To be eligible, a prospect must meet HF's prospect criteria. The rankings are done twice a year.

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Walsh looking to build on promising but injury-shortened season

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Dustin Walsh - Montreal Canadiens

Photo: Dartmouth forward and Montreal Canadiens prospect Dustin Walsh looked to be coming into his own in 2011-12 but ended up sidelined for most of the season due to injury (courtesy of Bob Fisher/NHLI via Getty Images)

After having his season shortened last year due to a nasty hip injury, Dustin Walsh is now healthy and is looking to impress.

The Dartmouth forward was on pace for a breakout season last year for the Big Green before he tore his labrum and needed surgery. Walsh was off to a hot start last season with 10 points through only his first eight games. It was the first time Walsh had averaged over a point per game (1.25). He averaged the most points per game for the season for Dartmouth and it would have also been good for fifth-best in the ECAC. Walsh’s previous career high point total was 20, so he was well on his way to breaking that.

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Montreal Canadiens own young, skilled group at major junior level

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Brady Vail - Montreal Canadiens

Photo: Forward Brady Vail is just one of the many gifted junior players the Montreal Canadiens selected in the 2012 NHL Draft. (CHL Images)

The Montreal Canadiens have seven prospects at the junior level this year; two in the OHL, two in the QJMHL, and three in the WHL. Five of the seven prospects are forwards and the other two are defensemen. The forwards are a skilled mix of size, speed, playmaking ability, and natural scorers that are led by Montreal's 2012 first round selection, Alex Galchenyuk. Both defensemen possess a blend of size, grit, and physicality along with good offensive skills.

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Future appears bright for Montreal Canadiens

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Michael Bournival - Montreal Canadiens

Photo: Michael Bournival is one of many Montreal Canadiens prospects to make his professional debut in 2012-13 (Minas Panagiotakis/Icon SMI)

Using the 2012 NHL Draft, the Montreal Canadiens' greatly improved their organizational prospect pool over the past off-season. GM Marc Bergevin has changed the organizational philosophy by adding a bigger management staff, more scouting, and a development team to work with the prospects at all hockey levels and leagues.

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Top Prospects

  1. Alex Galchenyuk
  2. Nathan Beaulieu
  3. Jarred Tinordi
  4. Brendan Gallagher
  5. Danny Kristo
  6. Sebastian Collberg
  7. Louis Leblanc
  8. Morgan Ellis
  9. Michael Bournival
  10. Patrick Holland
  1. Darren Dietz
  2. Dalton Thrower
  3. Charles Hudon
  4. Tim Bozon
  5. Gabriel Dumont
  6. Blake Geoffrion
  7. Greg Pateryn
  8. Steve Quailer
  9. Mac Bennett
  10. Magnus Nygren

Notable Prospects

  1. Olivier Archambault
  2. Alexander Avtsin
  3. Alain Berger
  4. Michael Cichy
  5. Mike Condon
  6. Peter Delmas
  7. Josiah Didier
  8. Philippe Lefebvre
  9. Mark MacMillan
  10. Robert Mayer
  1. Joonas Nattinen
  2. Erik Nystrom
  3. Daniel Pribyl
  4. Ian Schultz
  5. Joe Stejskal
  6. Colin Sullivan
  7. Dustin Tokarski
  8. Maxim Trunev
  9. Brady Vail
  10. Dustin Walsh
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