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	49	26	65	91	1.86	40	+27	⬆️
Joshua Roy (W/C)	Sherbrooke Phoenix	QMJHL	44	33	39	72	1.64	14	+53	⬇️
Sean Farrell (C/LW)	Harvard Univ.	NCAA	29	18	29	47	1.62	12	+19	⬇️
Jared Davidson (C)	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	50	32	40	72	1.44	42	+35	⬇️
Lane Hutson (D)	Boston Univ.	NCAA	31	10	29	39	1.26	24	+15	⬇️
Cedrick Guindon (LW/C)	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	55	19	42	61	1.11	14	+1	⬇️
Owen Beck (C)	Peterborough Petes	OHL	48	20	33	53	1.10	29	+8	⬇️
Vinzenz Rohrer (C/RW)	Ottawa 67's	OHL	43	18	27	45	1.05	16	+19	⬆️
Logan Mailloux (D)	London Knights	OHL	49	22	25	47	0.96	60	+17	➡️
Filip Mesar (RW/C)	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	40	16	22	38	0.95	8	-10	⬇️
Jesse Ylönen (RW)	Laval Rocket	AHL	36	9	20	29	0.81	16	-1	➡️
Joël Teasdale	Laval Rocket	AHL	39	19	10	29	0.74	21	-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	44	5	22	27	0.61	39	-6	⬇️
Rhett Pitlick (LW)	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	34	9	11	20	0.59	16	+12	⬆️
Luke Tuch (LW)	Boston Univ.	NCAA	32	9	9	18	0.56	15	+6	⬆️
Nicolas Beaudin	Laval Rocket	AHL	27	2	13	15	0.56	20	+4	⬇️
Miguël Tourigny (D)	HK Dukla Trencin	Slovakia	36	4	15	19	0.53	37	-5	⬇️
Oliver Kapanen (C)	KalPa	Liiga	49	10	14	24	0.49	26	+1	⬆️
William Trudeau (D)	Laval Rocket	AHL	40	3	14	17	0.43	49	+2	⬆️
Emil Heineman	Leksands IF	SHL	30	8	5	13	0.43	6	-2	⬇️
Jack Gorniak (LW/C)	Univ. Wisconsin	NCAA	29	5	7	12	0.41	28	-1	⬇️
Jayden Struble (D)	Northeastern Univ.	NCAA	28	1	10	11	0.39	56	+5	⬇️
Blake Biondi (C)	Univ. Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	17	3	3	6	0.35	4	-4	➡️
Mattias Norlinder (D)	Laval Rocket	AHL	47	2	12	14	0.30	16	-4	⬆️
Jan Mysak (C/LW)	Laval Rocket	AHL	25	2	2	4	0.16	4	-8	⬆️

It’s been a rough week for most of the top Habs’ prospects, with the top points producers managed only one point all week. 

But Riley Kidney continues his ascension as since the trade to Gatineau, he averages 2.56 points per game and he’s one of the best points producers not only in the QMJHL, but in the entire CHL, on par with… Connor Bedard! 

Connor Bedard is now producing 1.21 goals per game, 2.58 points per game and 6.53 shots per game for the WHL's Regina Pats this season.

The "Bail Hard for Bedard" leaderboard currently reads ANA, CBJ, CHI, SJ, AZ, VAN, MTL.

— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) February 23, 2023

Filip Mesar continues is slow descent and for the first time all season, he now averages below a point per game in the OHL. 

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	34	2.35	.916	⬇️
Emmett Croteau	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL	16	2.83	.899	⬇️
Cayden Primeau	Laval Rocket	AHL	24	3.35	.902	⬇️
Frederik Dichow	Frölunda HC	SHL	14	2.97	.900	⬆️
Joe Vrbetic	Trois-Rivières Lions	ECHL	20	3.49	.885	⬆️
	Laval Rocket	AHL	4	4.05	.871	➡️

It seems like we’re saying the same thing every week, but all goaltenders had an okay week, not great, not bad.

More reading…

• In The System – February 20, 2023 by JD Lagrange
• In The System – February 13, 2023 by JD Lagrange
• In The System – February 6, 2023 by JD Lagrange