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Despite the graduation of Lane Hutson, the Canadiens boast an elite prospect pool with a balance of elite skill and difficult-to-play-against depth, assembled to fill all roles a contending lineup needs, top to bottom.

David Reinbacher, Will Smith, a top 2026 prospect you need to know, and more in this week's Roundup.

Rinkside Roundup returns, highlighting breakout performances by Jakub Dobeš and Oscar Fisker Mølgaard, as well as the continued strong play of Michael Misa, Matthew Wood, and more.

David St-Louis looks at some of the notable performances for Canadiens prospects in the AHL.

Ryan Roobroeck takes over in the OHL, Gracyn Sawchyn's highlight reel expands, Florian Xhekaj finds his scoring touch, and more in this week's Roundup.

In this week's Roundup, Sebastian High highlights Beckett Sennecke, Shane Wright, Owen Beck, and more.

In this week's Rinkside Roundup, Sebastian High looks at a top 2027 prospect, Sam Dickinson's hat trick, and more.

David St-Louis takes you through the Montréal Canadiens third-ranked prospect pool going into the 2024-25 NHL season with scouting reports on its 27 best prospects.

Logan Mailloux was drafted 31st overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 2021. This selection was made with the full knowledge of his past transgressions. Four years later, Mailloux has played his...

Adam Engström has gone from third-round pick to one of Sweden's top defence prospects since the Montréal Canadiens drafted him.

The November AHL Stock Watch zeroes in on the performances of Mavrik Bourque, Logan Stankoven, Joshua Roy, Hendrix Lapierre, and Marco Kasper.

The AHL Stock Watch returns with a look at Alex Vlasic, Xavier Simoneau, Daniil Guschin, Thomas Bordeleau, Artemi Knyazev, and Jan Myšák

Elite Prospects lead scout David St-Louis takes you through the AHL Stock Watch, checking in on Fabian Lysell, Declan Chisholm, Jesse Ylönen, John Beecher, Mattias Norlinder, and Daniil Chayka.

Emil Heineman's strong SHL season has him looking like a long-term NHL player as soon as next season.

The Czechs haven't medalled at the World Juniors since taking home the bronze in 2005, and Jan Myšák is ready to change that. He's going to try and lead Czechia back to the podium.

Elite Prospects Dir. of North American scouting Mitch Brown takes you in the Film Room™️ to examine Kaiden Guhle's elite defensive play and how continued growth in the offensive zone and transition could unlock top-four potential in the NHL.

A couple of fluke playoff runs helped buoy the Marc Bergevin era of the Montréal Canadiens but their luck has run out and his dismissal was their only choice. That, and more, in this week's What We Learned column.

The distance between a bust prospect and a full-time NHL contributor is a thin one. Today, Elite Prospects Dir. of North American scouting Mitch Brown looks at five players who are on the verge of bust territory who need to prove otherwise in the 2021-22 season.

Jayden Struble's game is a mixture of grace and brute force. In his latest, EP Rinkside lead scout David St-Louis takes you into the Film Room ™️ to look at the Montréal Canadiens second-round pick, 46th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

It's another edition of Take Town from EP Rinkside senior columnist Ryan Lambert, this one looking at Nick Suzuki and Mattias Ekholm's new deals, Vitali Kravtsov's trade demand, Brady Tkachuk's contract impasse, and distinct kicking motions.

The Montréal Canadiens boast the NHL's sixth-best prospect pool according to our Elite Prospects scouts, and they're the subject of today's writeup in the EP Rinkside prospect pool rankings countdown.

Top AHL goaltending prospects Stuart Skinner and Logan Thompson put on a show Wednesday night. Patrick Williams has more on the Bakersfield-Henderson showdown.

It is time to hand out AHL awards. Patrick Williams fills out this season's AHL ballot.

Syracuse Crunch head coach Ben Groulx is back for more next season. Patrick Williams has more on the leader of one of the NHL's best development pipelines.