Montreal Canadiens: Top 8 prospects worth getting excited about

4. Jordan Harris

Taken 71st overall at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, Jordan Harris had a massive season for Northeastern University this year. Harris, who turns 20 in less than a week, put up an extremely impressive 21 points in 33 games this season. Despite being quite unknown at the time of his draft year, he is turning out to be quite the selection.

He also appeared in this year’s World Juniors tournament, representing Team USA. In five games played, he scored one goal and was a +4. Of course, he still has a way to go before he is ready to patrol the Habs blueline, but the Havervill, Massachusetts native appears well on his way.

3. Cayden Primeau

As mentioned previously, the Habs have had one of the best goalies in the league in Carey Price. Unfortunately, they have struggled to build a team in front of him, and he is not getting any younger. The soon to be 33-year-old likely still has a few more solid seasons in him, but at some point, Montreal will need a replacement, and they may have just that in Cayden Primeau.

Primeau was a very late pick, being selected by the Canadiens in the final round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Since then, Primeau impressed during two seasons with Northeastern University and continued to do so this season in his first as a professional.

In 33 games with Laval Rocket of the AHL, the 20-year-old posted a 2.45 goals against average (GAA) and a .908 save percentage (SV%) to go along with a 17-11-3 record. He also appeared in his first two NHL games, posting a 2.52 GAA and a .931 SV%. It appears the Habs may have gotten a late-round gem in Primeau.