Habs Daily: Top-10 Prospects, Canadiens 2nd Best Prospect Pool

All the latest Habs news, recent Montreal Canadiens stories, as well as information from around the National Hockey League.

Habs News

• Now that the Montreal Canadiens have added several players to their prospect pool it’s time to take a look at the updated organizational prospect rankings. They include David Reinbacher, who signed his entry-level contract on Wednesday. [Montreal Canadiens Prospect Rankings Summer 2023 Edition]
• Speaking of Habs’ prospects, the team ranks among the top NHL clubs when it comes to their overall prospect pool. [Canadiens Have Second Best Prospect Pool In NHL]
• Thanks to a highlight goal by 10-year-old Kwency Fontaine at the Brick Invitational Tournament, we can watch one of the nicest goals scored by someone wearing a Montreal Canadiens jersey this year. [10-Year-Old Scores End-To-End Goal]

National Hockey Now Network

• Is trading Erik Karlsson now a game of chicken? As in, how much will the San Jose Sharks retain of Erik Karlsson’s contract to move him? [San Jose]
• The Boston Bruins announced on Wednesday that they had signed forward Jakub Lauko and goalie Kyle Keyser to new contracts. [Boston Bruins]
• The Detroit Red Wings Promoted Kris Draper to the position of assistant general manager. [Detroit Red Wings]
• Newly acquired forward Colorado Avalanche forward Ross Colton filed for arbitration. [Colorado Avalanche]
• The Nashville Predators are 11 prospects richer after finalizing Barry Trotz’s first draft class as general manager. [Nashville Predators]
• Throughout this Philadelphia Flyers’ offseason, a safe bet was that forward Kevin Hayes would be traded. The rumours were persistent. For a rebuilding team looking for draft assets, Hayes was pretty valuable. [Philadelphia Flyers]
• Kyle Dubas has had a busy past few weeks while serving in his dual role as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ president of hockey operations and interim general manager. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
• The Vegas Golden Knights won the Pacific Division by a two-point margin over the Edmonton Oilers and had the best record in the Western Conference. Who are the top three threats to challenge the Golden Knights in the Pacific for the 2023-24 season?  [Vegas Golden Knights]