While the NHL trade deadline passed last week, the AHL trade deadline is Friday.  The Habs made a move before the buzzer this time, sending Riley Kidney to Ottawa for goaltender Hunter Shepard and winger Jake Chiasson.

The Habs have signed one of their college prospects.  No, not Michael Hage, as his team is still playing for a few more weeks.  Instead, the team inked defenceman Luke Mittelstadt to a two-year, entry-level contract.

Back on home ice last week, Laval had a trio of matchups against divisional rivals.  While they won two of three, the one they lost could very well prove costly down the stretch.

The Rocket had a bit of an offensive surge last week, scoring just shy of five goals per game on average. Unfortunately, it didn’t amount to much success as they still lost two of their three contests.

Even after graduating several prospects to the NHL in recent years, the Habs still have one of the deeper prospect pools in the league.  However, some of those have struggled or underachieved this season, resulting in their stock falling within the organization.

The road wasn’t as kind to Laval last week as it has been at times this season. They started with a loss and had a clunker in the final game. However, they managed to pick up wins in the other to still salvage a reasonable showing overall.

Even after graduating several prospects to the NHL in recent years, the Habs still have one of the deeper prospect pools in the league. Some of those have had particularly strong seasons to improve their stock within the organization.

After the All-Star break, Laval returned home to wrap up their home stand. With a roster augmented by the return of several healthy players, they took care of business in both of their games to maintain their lead in the North Division.

With the hockey world largely fixated on the upcoming Olympic tournament, it’s a good time to look back at last month and who were some of the Habs’ top prospect and AHL performers.