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'NHL scouts are really starting to take an interest in Adam Engström'

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated Jun 2, 2025 11:42 AM ET

Adam Engström has been a member of the Canadiens organization for several years now. The defenseman, drafted in the third round in 2022 (the same year as Juraj Slafkovský and Lane Hutson), spent two years in Sweden following his selection… and this year, he’s playing his first season in America.

And what we’ve noticed so far is that he’s a very interesting player. We’ve seen him improve steadily over the course of the season, and it’s easy to see in him a mobile defenseman who could eventually carve out a place for himself in the National League.

We’re not talking about a Norris contender, but he’s an interesting prospect… and other teams are taking notice too.

According to Marco D’Amico, who spoke to The Shaun Starr Podcast, Engström is starting to be seen more and more as a promising player who’s flying under the radar… and that’s attracting attention:

There’s one player NHL scouts are starting to keep a close eye on: Adam Engström. – Marco D’Amico

D’Amico notes that the Habs prospect has the makings of a defenseman who, at worst, will be a solid third-pair NHL defenseman, but also has the potential to be more than that. Inevitably, all this is interesting for the Habs… but the club already has a surplus of left-handed defensemen.

Lane Hutson and Kaiden Guhle are here to stay, Arber Xhekaj and Jayden Struble are already fighting for a long-term position, and Mike Matheson could sign a contract extension with the Habs: as promising as he is, Engström plays a position where the Habs already have plenty of depth.

This makes using him as a bargaining chip all the more attractive, especially in light of teams’ possible interest in his services. After all, if scouts are watching him closely, it’s because he’s on some teams’ radar.

And Engström isn’t the only one in that boat: according to D’Amico, in the event that the Habs are ready to part with Joshua Roy, there are teams across the NHL with an interest in the Québécois, who has the appeal of having played for ÉCJ and enjoyed some good times in the NHL.

And, of course, there’ s also interest in David Reinbacher… but in his case, the Habs probably won’t want anything to do with him, we agree.

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