Three weeks ago, I started unveiling my top-20 Canadiens prospects with positions 20 – 16 and honourable mentions. In the two weeks since, we’ve covered prospects ranked 15 – 11 and 10 – 6. Today, we finish the list with the top-5.



As a reminder, 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. Instead, 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 begin the countdown of the five best prospects in the Canadiens organization.



5) Josh Brook – RD – Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)



Age: 20 | Drafted No. 56 in 2017



Stats: 59 GP, 16G, 59A, 75 Pts, 1.27 P/GP



I missed the boat on Josh Brook last year. Even my most optimistic projections...