Montreal Canadiens: ranking the top-ten prospects in their system

Rookie tournaments and training camps around the National Hockey League are set to get underway in less than four weeks, it's time to take a look at the top-ten prospects on each of the 32 teams.

Multiple different sources use different criteria for their rankings as to what players classify as a prospect. For my lists over the next couple of weeks, I will be using the following two requirements:

- A player is considered a prospect if: he has played less than 25 NHL games in one campaign.

- Less than 50 NHL games total in their career.

Next team up is the Montreal Canadiens. Let's take a look at the ten best prospects in their system, starting with number ten and counting down to number one.

10. Mattias Norlinder (D) - Drafted: 2019 (3/64).

2021-22 stats: Montreal (NHL) - 6 GP - 0 G - 1 A - 1 PT/Laval (AHL) - 6 GP - 1 G - 1 A - 2 PTS/Frolunda HC (SHL) - 21 GP - 0 G - 2 A - 2 PTS.

9. Justin Barron (D) - Traded to Montreal on March 21st.

2021-22 stats: Colorado (NHL) - 2 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 PTS/Montreal (NHL) - 5 GP - 1 G - 1 A - 2 PTS/Colorado Eagles (AHL) - 43 GP - 5 G - 15 A - 20 PTS.

8. Cayden Primeau (G) - Drafted: 2017 (7/199).

2021-22 stats: Montreal (NHL) - 12 GP - 1 W - 7 L - 1 OTL, 4.62 GAA, .868 save percentage/Laval (AHL) - 33 GP - 16 W - 12 L - 3 OTL, 2.94 GAA, .909 save percentage, 2 SO.

7. Lane Hutson (D) - Drafted: 2022 (2/62).

2021-22 stats: US U-18 (USDP) - 60 GP - 10 G - 53 A - 63 PTS.

6. Jordan Harris (D) - Drafted: 2018 (3/71).

2021-22 stats: Montreal (NHL) - 10 GP - 1 G - 0 A - 1 PT/Northeastern University (NCAA) - 39 GP - 5 G - 15 A - 20 PTS.

5. Filip Mesar (RW) - Drafted: 2022 (1/26).

2021-22 stats: HK Poprad (Slovak Extraliga) - 37 GP - 8 G - 8 A - 16 PTS.

4. Sean Farrell (LW) - Drafted: 2020 (4/124).

2021-22 stats: Harvard (NCAA) - 24 GP - 10 G - 18 - 28 PTS.

3. Jan Mysak (C) - Drafted: 2020 (2/48).

2021-22 stats: Hamilton (OHL) - 61 GP - 34 G - 30 A - 64 PTS.

2. Kaiden Guhle (D) - Drafted: 2020 (1/16).

2021-22 stats: Prince Albert (WHL) - 17 GP - 2 G - 13 A - 15 PTS/Edmonton (WHL) - 25 GP - 5 G - 20 A - 25 PTS.

1. Juraj Slafkovsky (LW) - Drafted: 2022 (1/1).

2021-22 stats: TPS Turku (Liiga) - 31 GP - 5 G - 5 A - 10 PTS.

Stay tuned to Markerzone.com for the rest of the prospect rankings over the next couple of weeks. Check out Florida's and Los Angeles' prospect rankings from Sunday in the links below!

Florida's prospect rankings
Los Angeles' prospect rankings

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