Montreal Canadiens Top 10 Prospects: 2021-22 Midseason Rankings

The Montreal Canadiens season was over before Halloween as we all knew this team was not heading back to the playoffs.

The Habs currently sit last overall in the 32 team league and just played their 41st game of the season last night. That means we are only halfway through this punishing season and there is a long way to go before this season will mercifully end.

The silver lining around an ugly season is a top draft pick and the Canadiens are well on their way to adding a great young player to their prospect cupboard at the end of the season.

They may even end up with the top pick and a potential star player in Shane Wright. But before that, let’s take a look at their current crop of prospects which is starting to look pretty deep already. This list could change a lot between now and the end of the season with a handful of prospects being added in trades and a high number of draft picks then being made in July.

Even before more great prospects and draft picks are added to the system in the coming months, the Canadiens have a great group of young players developing in the system.

Let’s take a look at the team’s top 10 prospects, keeping in mind players regularly playing in the NHL are no longer considered prospects, so Cole Caufield is not on this list. Also, the ranking is simple: the more likely a player is to become a first line forward or top pairing defenceman, the higher they are on the list.

First, let’s start with a number of honourable mentions because there are more than 10 great prospects in the pipeline right now.