The Athletic's expert reveals where the Habs rank among the teams with the best prospect bank
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MarcO
August 25, 2022 (11:04)
The expert for The Athletic, Corey Pronman, has ranked the NHL teams' prospect banks 32-1.
Today, we just learned the Habs' ranking.
The Tricolore is ranked seventh among teams with the best prospect bank. Wow!
The criteria to be a prospect? To be 22 years old or less. So, according to Pronman, the CH's best youngster is Juraj Slafkovsky, followed by Cole Caufield, Kirby Dach, Kaiden Guhle and Justin Barron.
The Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, Anaheim Ducks, Ottawa Senators and Carolina Hurricanes are ahead of the Canadiens in Pronman's chart.
Credit : The Athletic et GoHabsGo
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