We’re already halfway through our top-15 list of the Habs’ most promising prospects! We’ll start today by adding to last week’s line-up of defensemen (Barron, Mailloux and Xhekaj), Sweden’s Adam Engstrom, who, like the latter, will be fighting for a place in the top-4. It will therefore be up to us to justify his presence in this ranking a few hairs ahead of these more familiar figures. Then, in 8th place, we turn to the bionic Beauceron , Joshua Roy.
Rather like Engstrom, Roy seems to have the potential and confidence to aspire to a fairly important role within the organization, but after the congestion at the back, there will also be one up front...
Finally, with Kaiden Guhle at No. 7, we’ll start dealing with top prospects – impact players – whose current and anticipated use value marks a clear break with those of the previous ranks. 9.
Adam Engstrom | Last ranking: 10th Potential: 33.5/40 Insurance: 15/20 Use value (utility/rarity): 23/30 Trade value: 6.5/10 Total: 78/100 Perhaps you need to see Adam Engstrom with your own eyes to appreciate just how good he is.
I was at the development camp in Brossard in 2023, just a few feet from the rink, and along with Lane Hutson, Engstrom was by far the best defenseman on the ice. Reinbacher, Mailloux and Trudeau were there too..
. But those who saw him on Sweden’s first defensive pair at the 2023 WJC in Halifax will surely have fond memories of him too. They were also treated to a flawless performance; fast, intel.