In The System – February 20, 2023

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 before turning our attention to the goaltenders.

NAME	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	PTS	PTS/GP	PIM	+/-	TREND
Riley Kidney (C)	Gatineau Olympiques	QMJHL	46	23	60	83	1.80	36	+21	⬆️
Sean Farrell (C/LW)	Harvard Univ.	NCAA	27	17	29	46	1.70	12	+18	⬇️
Joshua Roy (W/C)	Sherbrooke Phoenix	QMJHL	42	32	39	71	1.69	14	+50	⬆️
Jared Davidson (C)	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	48	31	40	71	1.48	42	+34	⬇️
Lane Hutson (D)	Boston Univ.	NCAA	29	10	28	38	1.31	24	+13	⬇️
Cedrick Guindon (LW/C)	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	51	19	40	59	1.16	12	+4	➡️
Owen Beck (C)	Peterborough Petes	OHL	46	20	32	52	1.13	29	+9	⬇️
Vinzenz Rohrer (C/RW)	Ottawa 67's	OHL	39	17	23	40	1.03	16	+20	⬇️
Filip Mesar (RW/C)	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	37	16	21	37	1.00	8	-6	➡️
Logan Mailloux (D)	London Knights	OHL	45	20	23	43	0.96	58	+17	⬇️
Jesse Ylönen (RW)	Laval Rocket	AHL	36	9	21	30	0.83	16	-1	➡️
Joël Teasdale	Laval Rocket	AHL	36	17	9	26	0.72	19	-3	⬇️
Rafaël Harvey-Pinard	Laval Rocket	AHL	37	15	10	25	0.68	20	-2	➡️
Justin Barron (D)	Laval Rocket	AHL	25	7	9	16	0.64	6	-3	➡️
Xavier Simoneau (C)	Laval Rocket	AHL	41	5	21	26	0.63	35	-6	⬇️
Nicolas Beaudin	Laval Rocket	AHL	24	2	12	14	0.58	18	+4	⬇️
Miguël Tourigny (D)	HK Dukla Trencin	Slovakia	34	4	15	19	0.56	37	-4	⬆️
Rhett Pitlick (LW)	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	32	9	9	18	0.56	16	+10	⬆️
Luke Tuch (LW)	Boston Univ.	NCAA	30	7	9	16	0.53	13	+4	⬇️
Emil Heineman	Leksands IF	SHL	27	8	5	13	0.48	6	-1	⬆️
Oliver Kapanen (C)	KalPa	Liiga	47	10	12	22	0.47	26	+2	⬇️
Jack Gorniak (LW/C)	Univ. Wisconsin	NCAA	27	5	7	12	0.44	26	+2	⬆️
Jayden Struble (D)	Northeastern Univ.	NCAA	26	1	10	11	0.42	56	+5	➡️
William Trudeau (D)	Laval Rocket	AHL	37	2	12	14	0.38	44	+1	⬆️
Blake Biondi (C)	Univ. Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	17	3	3	6	0.35	4	-4	➡️
Mattias Norlinder (D)	Laval Rocket	AHL	44	2	9	11	0.25	14	-5	⬆️
Jan Mysak (C/LW)	Laval Rocket	AHL	22	2	1	3	0.14	4	-7	➡️

Riley Kidney retook the lead atop the Habs’ prospects with 1.80 points per game. Since traded to Gatineau, he averages an astonishing 2.53 points per game! Joshua Roy also had a great week, with 10 points. Logan Mailloux has reached the 20 goals plateau.

Justin Barron, Jesse Ylönen and Rafaël Harvey-Pinard are still with the Canadiens.

Goaltenders

And now, to the organization’s goaltending prospects…

NAME	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	GAA	Sv%	TREND
Jakub Dobes	Ohio State Univ.	NCAA	32	2.24	.918	⬇️
Emmett Croteau	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL	15	2.82	.899	⬇️
Cayden Primeau	Laval Rocket	AHL	21	3.30	.900	⬇️
Frederik Dichow	Frölunda HC	SHL	13	3.08	.895	➡️
Joe Vrbetic	Trois-Rivières Lions	ECHL	19	3.57	.881	⬆️
	Laval Rocket	AHL	4	4.05	.871	➡️