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The Montreal Canadiens have not done much celebrating in their last two injury-ridden seasons, as such, fans have few options besides investing their emotions in the ability of players who have, at best, played a small amount of minutes in the NHL<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, fans can once again believe in the Canadiens, especially now that they have two of the NHL\u2019s top 50 prospects. Scott Wheeler from the Athletic created this list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wheeler\u2019s list is restricted to players under 23 who he says are not full-timers in the NHL<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Montreal Canadiens\u2019 David Reinbacher who is the top pick in their NHL Draft this year, ranks 20th position on the prospects list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott writes that Reinbacher has  \u201cpro size, desired handedness and a really strong foundation of tools that all but guarantee he\u2019ll become a good NHLer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Readers may note that the seven forwards ignored by the Canadiens to draft the defenceman had higher rankings than the team\u2019s top pick. In addition to Matvei Michkov, Zach Benson, Gabe Perreault, Dalibor Dvorsky, Oliver Moore, Matthew Wood, and Ryan Leonard are included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just like Reinbacher, Lane Houston, a second-rounder from 2022\u00a0 signed by Montreal, places No.27 on Wheeler’s ginormous list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere aren\u2019t many players who play like Hutson in hockey,\u201d Wheeler writes. \u201cI expect him to become a dominant offensive defenceman and PP1 QB who can hold his own defensively in the NHL once he gets a little stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four forwards in Montreal\u2019s prospect pool: Owen Beck, Sean Farrell, Filip Mesar and Joshua Roy, earned honourable mentions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Reinbacher and Houston be what the Montreal Canadiens need to win their 25th Stanley Cup? This question will be answered next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Montreal Canadiens have not done much celebrating in their last two injury-ridden seasons, as such, fans have few options besides investing their emotions in the ability of players who have, at best, played a small amount of minutes in the NHL. However, fans can once again believe in the Canadiens, especially now that they have two of the NHL\u2019s top 50 prospects. Scott Wheeler from the Athletic created this list. Wheeler\u2019s list is restricted to players under 23 who he says are not full-timers in the NHL. Montreal Canadiens\u2019 David Reinbacher who is the top pick in their NHL Draft this year, ranks 20th position on the prospects list. Scott writes that Reinbacher has  \u201cpro size, desired handedness and a really strong foundation of tools that all but guarantee he\u2019ll become a good NHLer.\u201d Readers may note that the seven forwards ignored by the Canadiens to draft the defenceman had higher rankings than the team\u2019s top pick. In addition to Matvei Michkov, Zach Benson, Gabe Perreault, Dalibor Dvorsky, Oliver Moore, Matthew Wood, and Ryan Leonard are included. Just like Reinbacher, Lane Houston, a second-rounder from 2022\u00a0 signed by Montreal, places No.27 on Wheeler’s ginormous list. \u201cThere aren\u2019t many players who play like Hutson in hockey,\u201d Wheeler writes. \u201cI expect him to become a dominant offensive defenceman and PP1 QB who can hold his own defensively in the NHL once he gets a little stronger.\u201d Four forwards in Montreal\u2019s prospect pool: Owen Beck, Sean Farrell, Filip Mesar and Joshua Roy, earned honourable mentions.\u00a0 Will Reinbacher and Houston be what the Montreal Canadiens need to win their 25th Stanley Cup? 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