Habs Daily: Top 20 Prospects, Line Analysis, NHL Waivers

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

Montreal Canadiens News

Our excellent community of Habs fans established the starting list that will be used for the weekly Montreal Canadiens Prospect Rankings. Over 90 percent of the votes had Russian forward Ivan Demidov as the team’s top prospect. Thanks to his excellent start in the NCAA, Michael Hage nabbed the No.2 spot. [Top 20 Montreal Canadiens Prospects Voted By Habs Fans]

The good news is the bottom six is definitely pulling its weight to start the season. The bad news is the top six has been underwhelming, to say the least. Fortunately, Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki, and Cole Caufield have managed to outscore their opponents, but the same cannot be said about the struggling second line, featuring Alex Newhook, Kirby Dach, and Joel Armia. [Montreal Canadiens Forward Lines A Good And Bad News Situation]

The injury to Kaiden Guhle is unfortunate for both the team and the 22-year-old defenceman, but it does open the door to one of the team’s top defensive prospects, Logan Mailloux. [The Impact Of The Latest Montreal Canadiens Injuries]

Speaking of Mailloux, the AHL All-Star scored his first goal of the season on Saturday versus the New York Islanders. Cole Caufield also had a solid outing, but his two goals weren’t enough to secure a win for the Canadiens. [Canadiens Instant Recap: Mailloux Scores First, Caufield Stays Hot]

The New York Islanders placed Julien Gauthier on waivers. Gauthier was picked 21st overall in 2016, stands at  but has struggled to find consistency while playing for both New York organizations, not to mention the Carolina Hurricanes and the Ottawa Senators.

The #Isles placed Julien Gauthier on waivershttps://t.co/yTe0cTkIW9

— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) October 20, 2024

National Hockey Now Network

Following a mind-numbing 3-0 loss to the Vancouver Canucks in the home opener on Saturday, the Philadelphia Flyers have stumbled to a 1-3-1 start to the 2024-25 season. [Philadelphia Flyers]

If you knew the Florida Panthers would be without Sasha Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk for five games, then play down a man in a game between the past two Stanley Cup champions, odds would be against them finding much success. [Florida Panthers]

It appears one of the injured New Jersey Devils forwards who started the year on season opening injured reserve is returning to health. On Sunday, the Devils announced that forward Adam Beckman was placed on waivers. [New Jersey Devils]