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The Canadiens’ prospects to watch this season

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated Sep 1, 2025 3:58 PM ET

At the moment, the Canadiens have the luxury of being able to count on a fine bank of prospects, and the club has what it takes to be good in the years to come if the prospects in question develop well. And while we’re on the subject of youngsters… there are some who will be worth keeping an eye on next season. Firstly, in Laval, there are some guys who come to mind among the skaters: Owen Beck, Florian Xhekaj, David Reinbacher, Jared Davidson, Joshua Roy, Oliver Kapanen (?), Luke Tuch, Vinzenz Rohrer… To have a chance of playing in the NHL, these guys need to have a big year, and here I’m thinking in particular of Roy, Reinbacher and Beck. These three guys have potential and may be closer to the NHL than we think. But elsewhere, I’m especially looking forward to seeing the performance of three players in particular: Michael Hage, LJ Mooney and Alexander Zharovsky. Hage and Zharovsky have the talent to one day play an important role in Montreal.

And Mooney, who turned heads at rookie camp, has the tools in his bag to have a big NCAA season… even if he’s not the biggest of the bunch.

LJ Mooney is EVERYWHERE on the ice, and

he and Hage are a notch ahead of the rest of the group. The little forward is truly impressive. His hands, his vision, his skating… He’ll be one to watch in the NCAA (Minnesota) next season. @DLCoulisses pic.twitter.com/0sImfJoBS0– Marc-Olivier Cook (@Cook_Marco) July 3, 2025

[content-ads] There’s another prospect in the organization who’ll be getting a lot of attention next season. And it’s not rocket science: we’re going to be talking a lot about Jacob Fowler… because he’s seen, by some, as the #1 goalie of the future in Montreal.

Fowler will be starting the season in Laval and is also likely to get plenty of playing time to showcase himself and continue his progression.And by having a big season in the AHL… it would confirm what many think about him.

And he could very well do it even without injuries in front of the CH net → https://t.co/5y0LHy5Bt4

– DansLesCoulisses (@DLCoulisses) July 22, 2025

Clearly, several young players in the Canadiens organization are likely to be the talk of the town in the coming months. It remains to be seen which ones will be the talk of the town… and which ones will be the talk of the town.But if I had to ask you which prospect intrigues you the most ahead of the next campaign, what would your answer be?

[spacer title=’Overtime’] – Hehe.

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