By JD Lagrange – In The System has become a very popular feature with our readers. This week, let’s see how the team’s top prospects are progressing. The far right column shows how the players are trending based on the previous week. Remember that this is in no way some expert dissection and in-depth analysis, but rather an overview at one point in time about how those young prospects are producing at their respective level.

Skaters

First, let’s have a look at the skaters or, in other words, all players but goaltenders.

NAME	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	PTS	PTS/GP	PIM	+/-	TREND
Joshua Roy (W/C)	Sherbrooke Phoenix	QMJHL	26	18	25	43	1.65	6	+22	➡️
Sean Farrell (C/LW)	Harvard Univ.	NCAA	11	7	11	18	1.64	6	+10	➡️
Jared Davidson (C)	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	25	16	23	39	1.56	29	+24	⬆️
Riley Kidney (C)	Acadie-Bathurst Titans	QMJHL	28	13	28	41	1.46	24	+1	⬇️
Owen Beck (C)	Mississauga Steelheads	OHL	27	16	23	39	1.44	20	+8	⬆️
Filip Mesar (RW/C)	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	17	10	12	22	1.29	4	0	➡️
Vinzenz Rohrer (C/RW)	Ottawa 67's	OHL	26	11	20	31	1.19	12	+18	➡️
Cedrick Guindon (LW/C)	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	31	12	26	38	1.23	6	+5	⬇️
Lane Hutson (D)	Boston Univ.	NCAA	16	7	11	18	1.13	12	+7	➡️
Logan Mailloux (D)	London Knights	OHL	24	10	10	20	0.83	30	+6	➡️
Jesse Ylönen (RW)	Laval Rocket	AHL	28	7	16	23	0.83	16	-7	⬇️
Xavier Simoneau (C)	Laval Rocket	AHL	23	4	14	18	0.78	19	-6	➡️
Nicolas Beaudin	Laval Rocket	AHL	16	2	10	12	0.75	18	+6	N/A
Rhett Pitlick (LW)	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	20	8	5	13	0.65	16	+6	➡️
Justin Barron (D)	Laval Rocket	AHL	25	7	9	16	0.64	6	-3	⬆️
Rafaël Harvey-Pinard	Laval Rocket	AHL	28	9	8	17	0.61	16	-6	⬇️
Miguël Tourigny (D)	HK Dukla Trencin	Slovakia	15	3	6	9	0.60	27	-5	➡️
Luke Tuch (LW)	Boston Univ.	NCAA	16	3	6	9	0.56	11	+1	➡️
Jack Gorniak (LW/C)	Univ. Wisconsin	NCAA	18	2	6	8	0.44	20	+1	➡️
Oliver Kapanen (C)	KalPa	Liiga	32	7	7	14	0.44	14	+1	⬇️
Blake Biondi (C)	Univ. Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	16	3	3	6	0.38	4	-4	➡️
Jayden Struble (D)	Northeastern Univ.	NCAA	14	1	3	4	0.29	48	+4	⬇️
Emil Heineman	Leksands IF	SHL	9	2	0	2	0.22	0	-4	➡️
Mattias Norlinder (D)	Laval Rocket	AHL	25	0	5	5	0.20	6	-6	⬇️
Jan Mysak (C/LW)	Laval Rocket	AHL	20	2	1	3	0.15	4	-7	➡️

After getting cut from Team Canada for the World Juniors, Owen Beck sent Hockey Canada a message, putting up six points in two games. With four points in his last two games with Laval, defenseman Justin Barron also had a substantial jump up the chart.

I have added Laval Rocket defenseman Nicolas Beaudin, acquired in late October in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks for Cam Hillis. The 23 year-old rearguard jumps right into the middle of the pack in points per game, with 11 points in 13 games so far in Laval.

When the World Junior Championships get underway, I will add a table of all Canadiens’ prospects and their production at the tournament.

Goaltenders

And now, to the organization’s goaltending prospects…

NAME	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	GAA	Sv%	TREND
Jakub Dobes	Ohio State Univ.	NCAA	20	2.29	.917	⬆️
Emmett Croteau	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL	12	2.67	.906	⬆️
Cayden Primeau	Laval Rocket	AHL	12	3.53	.893	➡️
Joe Vrbetic	Trois-Rivières Lions	ECHL	10	3.53	.881	➡️
	Laval Rocket	AHL	2	4.08	.867	➡️
Frederik Dichow	Frölunda HC	SHL	6	3.35	.878	➡️

Jakub Dobes played two games last week while Emmett Croteau only played one. Cayden Primeau is still injured.

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