Two weeks ago, I started counting down the top-20 prospects in the Canadiens’ organization at intervals of five. We started with positions 20 to 16 along with the honourable mentions. Last week, I unveiled prospects ranked 15 to 11. This week, we begin our foray into the top-10.



As always, the goal of this list is not to identify who will play in the NHL the soonest or who is most likely to have an NHL career. Rather, it is to identify the players with the highest probability of becoming top-line/pairing players, with a secondary emphasis on top-six and top-four players. More information on the guidelines can be found in the first piece of the series.



Let’s dive into the top-10, shall we?



10) Jayden Struble – LD – St. Sebastian’s (High School-MA)



Age: 17 | Drafted No. 46 in 2019



Stats: 28 GP, 10G, 30A, 40 Pts, 1.43 P/GP



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