Habs Daily: Rookie Camp Opens, Canadiens Prospects To Watch

Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, highlights, and stories you may have missed on Wednesday.

Montreal Canadiens News

Rookie camp officially opened on Wednesday, with the prospects performing medicals before taking to the ice today.

Jour 1 au Camp des recrues des Canadiens 🎥
Day 1 at Rookie Camp! pic.twitter.com/qzA4XkbYUZ

— Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) September 11, 2024

Emil Heineman, Adam Engstrom, and Filip Mesar will aim to hit the ground running and leverage a strong performance at camp into more opportunities down the road. [Top 3 Canadiens Prospects Needing A Strong Rookie Camp Start]

Elite Prospects ranked the Habs’ deep and talented prospect pool as the third best in the NHL. Some other rankings have them anywhere between second and fifth, but the common theme from every report is the Canadiens have quality prospects at every position.

At No. 3 in the @EPRinkside prospect pool rankings: The Montreal Canadiens. Scouting reports, grades, and projections on 27 of their prospects. A deep and complete system, featuring high-end players and many intriguing projects. https://t.co/EnJ9QJaFMB

— David St-Louis (@DavidSt_Louis) September 11, 2024

Laval Rocket head coach Pascal Vincent will lead the camp, giving him an early look at some of the key players who will end up playing an important role in the AHL.

Pascal Vincent et Daniel Jacob s’adressent aux médias en direct du Camp des recrues des Canadiens à Brossard.

Pascal Vincent and Daniel Jacob address the media live from Canadiens Rookie Camp in Brossard. #GoHabsGo https://t.co/6KSEUQ8k71

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) September 11, 2024

National Hockey Now Network

The Pittsburgh Penguins top prospects will face the top prospects of the Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, and Buffalo Sabres this weekend at the Prospects Challenge in Buffalo, but one of their most promising young players has been scratched from the tournament. The Penguins announced second-round pick Tanner Howe (46th overall) will not participate after suffering a facial injury. He is listed as day-to-day. [Pittsburgh Penguins]

After suffering a season-ending triceps injury on Feb. 10 against the Seattle Kraken, it appears veteran Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Rasmus Ristolainen is rested, rehabbed, and ready to play for the start of the 2024-25 season. [Philadelphia Flyers]

It’s not all rainbows and sunshine in Avalanche land. Although they possess a handful of the most talented players in the NHL, they’re not perfect. No team is, really. [Colorado Avalanche]