Habs Daily: Canadiens Trade Options, Prospect Rankings, Hutson

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6 months ago

October 28, 2023

Marc Dumont

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

The Habs are showing some great competitiveness, but, if they do ever slow down, they have interesting pieces to be major players at this year’s NHL Trade Deadline. [Canadiens Could Be Major Players at The NHL Trade Deadline]
It’s almost time to launch our Habs Prospect Power Rankings, but we need help from the fan community with setting the initial rankings. Make sure to submit your form ranking the top 10 Habs prospects. [Prospect Power Rankings: Habs Fan Vote]
The Montreal Canadiens are off to a pretty good start to the 2023-24 season thanks to strong showings from players like Arber Xhekaj, Sean Monahan, and Tanner Pearson. [Five Reasons The Canadiens Are Off To A Good Start In 2023-24]
Prospects Lane Hutson and Jacob Fowler enjoyed a great night in the NCAA. Hutson had a three-point game in his return, though his nicest play involved stealing a UMass forward’s soul with some sweet moves in the offensive zone. [Highlights: Hutson And Fowler Shine In The NCAA]

If it were not for Jack Hughes, the New Jersey Devils might be in a deeper hole than they’re currently in. New Jersey is off to a 3-2-1 start to the season that’s surely on the back of Hughes’ league-leading 17 points in six games. [New Jersey Devils]
The Pittsburgh Penguins flashed some of their potential Thursday in a spirited 4-0 whitewash of the Colorado Avalanche. An October Penguins win usually doesn’t get much extra press in these parts, but we’re getting to the point in the Penguins’ life cycle that frustration and gloom were wiping their feet on the welcome mat, ready to enter. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
It wasn’t all going to be rose petals and blue skies for the Detroit Red Wings. The NHL season is a marathon, an 82-game grind. At some point, every team hits a bump in the road. What the good teams do differently is preventing that bump from turning into a pothole from which escape is difficult.[Detroit Red Wings]
Highlighted by Bobby Brink’s first NHL goal Thursday, the Philadelphia Flyers remained perfect at home, defeating Minnesota, 6-2, to raise their record to 3-0 at the Wells Fargo Center. Brink, 22, scored a pair of goals in his breakout party.[Philadelphia Flyers]