Canadiens: 3 Prospects Most Likely To Steal Roster Spot

The Montreal Canadiens will begin training camp in less than two weeks as we enter the month of September and inch closer to hockey season returning. Before the official training camp opens, the team will have a rookie camp to kick things off.

The Canadiens best prospects will take part in the rookie camp, and head to Buffalo to play in a prospects tournament. The Habs rookies will play three games against other prospects from the Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators in a span of four days from September 15th to 18th.

The Canadiens have a deep prospect pool, which could make this tournament an exciting few games to watch. College players like Lane Hutson will not be in attendance, but the past few drafts have brought plenty of top talent to the Canadiens organization so their lineups are sure to be fun to watch.

Most of the players that play in this rookie tournament will head back to Junior, or their respective European league when the regular season begins. Many will also find themselves with the Laval Rocket to begin the 2023-24 season. Most will get an invite to the Canadiens main training camp, but most of them already know they will be sent down at some point.

But, could any of them actually have a chance of making the Canadiens opening night roster? There seems to be no openings that need to be filled by a youngster, but that won’t stop an NHL team from forcing a spot to open if a young player performs well enough in training camp.

Even though the odds are stacked against them, which prospects who did not play in the NHL last season have the best chance of forcing their way onto the Canadiens roster and starting the season with the big club on opening night?

Let’s take a look at the top three.