Laval had a pair of divisional games last week including one against a team they’re battling with for playoff seeding. However, the Rocket struggled in both games and weren’t able to come away with any points as they lost some ground in the battle to avoid the play-in round.

On paper, the past stretch for Laval looked like an opportunity for them to take advantage of an opponent that’s below them in the standings and help solidify their playoff status. However, they have struggled against Belleville all season and the end result was the Rocket dropping two of three.

The 2023 NHL Entry Draft is shaping up to be a critical one for the Habs as they build for the future. We wrap up our first-round rankings for June’s festivities with a look at the prospects ranked from 25th to 32nd and how they might fit in with the Canadiens.

Our third group of players in this year’s prospect series includes a pair of players who have been in the organization for a while and have seen their stock dip plus a newcomer with some potential to move up fairly quickly.

Following the All-Star break, Laval was back in action with a pair of home games against teams ahead of them in the North Division. Even with a weakened roster, they made the most of it as they won both of them.

The 2023 NHL Entry Draft is shaping up to be a critical one for the Habs as they build for the future. We continue our first-round rankings for June’s festivities, with a look at the prospects ranked from 17th to 24th and how they might fit in with the Canadiens.

In this next group of our prospect rankings, we look at several newcomers to the organization, including one that has some NHL experience but doesn’t appear likely to get much of a look with the Habs.

Before the All-Star break arrived, Laval had a pair of games last week against division-leading Toronto. With some reinforcements from the infirmary and the Habs, the Rocket picked up a split to hold onto the final play-in spot in the North.

The 2023 NHL Entry Draft is shaping up to be a critical one for the Habs as they build for the future. We continue our first-round rankings for June’s festivities, with a look at the prospects ranked from 9th to 16th and how they might fit in with the Canadiens.

Montreal’s prospect pool has gotten a lot deeper over the past year as a result of extra draft picks and veterans being moved out for prospects. As a result, this is the deepest we’ve gone in our rankings series. We begin with the bottom seven.