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	54	26	73	99	1.83	40	+28	⬇️
Joshua Roy (W/C)	Sherbrooke Phoenix	QMJHL	49	38	44	82	1.67	14	+57	➡️
Sean Farrell (C/LW)	Harvard Univ.	NCAA	31	20	31	51	1.65	12	+24	⬆️
Jared Davidson (C)	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	55	38	41	79	1.44	44	+38	⬆️
Lane Hutson (D)	Boston Univ.	NCAA	34	12	32	44	1.29	24	+23	⬇️
Owen Beck (C)	Peterborough Petes	OHL	53	21	37	58	1.09	31	+8	⬆️
Cedrick Guindon (LW/C)	Owen Sound Attack	OHL	61	19	44	63	1.03	14	-1	⬇️
Filip Mesar (RW/C)	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	47	17	30	47	1.00	8	-12	⬆️
Vinzenz Rohrer (C/RW)	Ottawa 67's	OHL	49	18	28	46	0.94	16	+18	⬇️
Logan Mailloux (D)	London Knights	OHL	54	23	25	48	0.89	73	+14	⬇️
Jesse Ylönen (RW)	Laval Rocket	AHL	36	9	20	29	0.81	16	-1	➡️
Joël Teasdale	Laval Rocket	AHL	45	20	13	33	0.73	21	-5	⬆️
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	➡️
Miguël Tourigny (D)	HK Dukla Trencin	Slovakia	39	5	19	24	0.62	37	-4	➡️
Xavier Simoneau (C)	Laval Rocket	AHL	48	5	24	29	0.60	62	-6	⬇️
Rhett Pitlick (LW)	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	35	9	12	21	0.60	16	+14	⬆️
Nicolas Beaudin	Laval Rocket	AHL	33	2	16	18	0.55	37	+8	⬇️
Luke Tuch (LW)	Boston Univ.	NCAA	35	9	9	18	0.51	15	+5	⬇️
Oliver Kapanen (C)	KalPa	Liiga	55	12	15	27	0.49	28	+6	⬇️
William Trudeau (D)	Laval Rocket	AHL	46	5	15	20	0.43	51	+1	⬇️
Emil Heineman	Leksands IF	SHL	35	8	7	15	0.43	10	-1	⬆️
Jack Gorniak (LW/C)	Univ. Wisconsin	NCAA	31	5	7	12	0.39	30	-5	➡️
Jayden Struble (D)	Northeastern Univ.	NCAA	31	1	11	12	0.39	56	+8	⬆️
Blake Biondi (C)	Univ. Minnesota-Duluth	NCAA	17	3	3	6	0.35	4	-4	➡️
Mattias Norlinder (D)	Laval Rocket	AHL	53	2	13	15	0.28	20	-9	⬇️
Jan Mysak (C/LW)	Laval Rocket	AHL	31	2	4	6	0.19	4	-9	⬇️

Joshua Roy, Sean Farrell and Jared Davidson stood out, each one having an excellent week, even based on their high standards.

I personally was expecting more from a few Habs’ prospects this season, particularly in the later stages as their development should have progressed:

• Owen Beck
• Filip Mesar
• Vinzenz Rohrer
• Luke Tuch
• Jayden Struble
• Mattias Norlinder
• Jan Mysak

It seems like Jayden Struble’s season is over. Having played his final season in the NCAA, he can become a UFA by August. The Canadiens will have to make a decision with him soon.

Justin Barron (injured), Jesse Ylönen and Rafaël Harvey-Pinard are still with the Canadiens. All three are eligible to return to Laval to help the Rocket in their playoffs’ push.

Goaltenders

And now, to the organization’s goaltending prospects…

NAME	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	GAA	Sv%	TREND
Jakub Dobes	Ohio State Univ.	NCAA	38	2.33	.918	⬇️
Emmett Croteau	Waterloo Black Hawks	USHL	19	2.64	.907	⬆️
Cayden Primeau	Laval Rocket	AHL	29	3.28	.902	➡️
Frederik Dichow	Frölunda HC	SHL	16	2.76	.899	➡️
Joe Vrbetic	Trois-Rivières Lions	ECHL	24	3.64	.883	⬆️
	Laval Rocket	AHL	4	4.05	.871	➡️

Emmett Croteau had a good week when it comes to the organization’s goaltenders.

More reading…

• In The System – March 6, 2023 by JD Lagrange
• In The System – February 27, 2023 by JD Lagrange
• In The System – February 20, 2023 by JD Lagrange