The wait is over for the Canadiens as they have officially signed college defenceman Jordan Harris to a two-year, entry-level contract.  The deal begins this season.

Home ice was kind to Laval last week as they returned to their friendly confines and picked up a pair of victories to put them up into second place for the time being in the North Division.

While on the surface it may seem odd for the Habs, a rebuilding team, to move out their prospects, there are some that appear to have a chance of being dealt. They’re the focus of our final trade odds piece.

Eventually, a lack of talent comes back to hurt teams. As hard as Laval tried this past week, they just don’t have enough talent to score with consistency and that proved to be problematic as they dropped three of their four games.

Over the last couple of seasons, the Habs have added quite a few defencemen to their prospect pool. As we reach the top 20 in our rankings, this next group is full of blueliners from that shift in their approach.

February was a month of contrasts for Montreal’s prospect pool.  In Laval, injuries decimated their roster and no one really had a big month offensively.  Meanwhile, at the junior level, there were some impressive performances that earned them one of our three stars.

The injuries continue to pile up for Laval which has put a dent in their production. However, they were still able to tread water last week, picking up a pair of victories in their four games to hang around the mix of avoiding the play-in round for the playoffs.

The depth of Montreal’s prospect pool really starts to show in this group. There’s a strong case to make for most of these players to be in the top 20 but because of the volume of prospects currently in the organization, they come up a little short.

Laval did a nice job rebounding from a tough loss in Toronto but unfortunately, their week ended on a low note after a very tough blown lead on home ice that allowed division rival Belleville to come in and steal a victory away.

After the start of their week was delayed by several players entering COVID protocol, Laval headed out on the road for a trio of games. They managed to pick up a big win in Rochester, however, that was sandwiched by a pair of tough losses.