TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 09: Montreal Canadiens defenceman Noah Juulsen (58) skates with the puck during the second period of the NHL rookie tournament game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators on September 9, 2017, at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, ON, Canada. (Photograph by Julian Avram/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Montreal Canadiens prospect Noah Juulsen has been out of commission for the last month and a half with a foot injury, but he may be real close to playing.

There were three names embedded in Montreal Canadiens fans’ minds last summer. Martin Rèway, who missed the previous year with a heart illness and has since been released from the team, Jakub Jerabek, the team’s free agent signing from the KHL, and their 1st round pick from 2015 Noah Juulsen.

The 20-year-old looked like he was done with junior hockey after being a key contributor for the Everett Silvertips last season. Juulsen spent some time with the Habs then AHL affiliate the St. John’s Ice Caps in the playoffs, but he never played a game.

It was going to be this season where Juulsen would make his professional debut. Unfortunately, it was put on hold after he fractured his foot in the Habs’ first preseason game. However, that was almost two months ago.

Juulsen was on the ice with his Laval Rocket teammates Friday morning. The young defenceman skating is a step in the right direction and may hint to a season debut soon. Similarly to the Montreal Canadiens, there’s a bit of a logjam on the blue line. Jerabek, Brett Lernout, and Stefan Leblanc have played on the right side for the majority of the season so it’ll be interesting to see who would be taken out.

For the time being, the coaching staff will probably be patient with Juulsen’s return to hockey. There isn’t a need to make a change on the backend at the moment, and they’ll want to make sure he’s at 100% before playing.

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