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Recrutes Podcast #2

Reinbacher’s Rapid Rise in Rankings

Last year saw Kevin Korchinski enter the top-ten discussion in later February as he kept piling up impressive assist totals in Seattle. Two years before that, Jake Sanderson’s terrific showing at a February U18 tournament vaulted him into the top five in Recrutes’ rankings. It was a similar case in 2017 when Miro Heiskanen wowed […]

Eduard Sale Video Breakdown

Here are some notable highlights gathered by Recrutes’ scout Jonathan Cottone from Kometa Brno forward Eduard Sale’s last 3 games against Vitkovice, Olomouc, and Dynamo Pardubice in the Czechia Extraliga:

Hughes Will Be ‘Quiet’ If No One Calls

Jeff Marek suggested on Sportsnet last night that Montreal general manager Kent Hughes has no intention of shopping key veterans like Joel Edmundson and Sean Monahan as he wants them around to mentor the young players. Both Marek and Elliotte Friedman hinted that the Canadiens will be quiet at the trade deadline. Can you say […]

Hutson Highlights Versus Maine

Jonathan Cottone studied Lane Hutson’s performance versus Maine on Feb. 3 and put together this video: You can subscribe here:

Recrutes Mid-Term Rankings

“Hurry hard for Bedard!” NHL GMs sitting at the bottom of the standings are dusting off their tanking caps as they prepare to unload as many veterans as they can before the March 3 trade deadline. Gary Bettman may be correct in stating that NHL coaches and players aren’t losing on purpose but he made […]

Mesar, the Playmaking Tsar

Filip Mesar demonstrated at the 2023 World Junior Championship that he is much more than just an offensively gifted player. He is phenomenal on transitions, enabling him to ease his way out of the defensive zone to create offensive opportunities. His fluent skating, matched with his quick hands, can be compared to Mat Barzal on the […]

Engstrom’s Early WJC Video Highlights

Here are highlights from Adam Engstrom’s first two games at the 2023 WJC. He had 1g 2a and was +5 while playing 16:14 per game. He was Sweden’s steadiest defenceman through the first two games, especially on the defensive end. Look for his responsibilities to continue to increase as the tournament goes along, including seeing […]

The Recrutes Mailbag – Premiere Edition

We always welcome input from our Twitter followers and Recrutes’ subscribers. Thus, we have launched Recrutes Mailbag – and once a month or so we (Grant McCagg and Blain Potvin) will ask folks on Twitter to submit questions about the Canadiens and the NHL draft that we will try our best to answer. Here is […]

THE BREAKDOWN: Lane Hutson

Lane Hutson has done nothing to temper the enthusiasm of Habs fans with his play so far this college season. Hutson wowed fans with his performance at the Habs development camp in July and he’s doing the same thing now. Hutson has three goals and ten points in his first eight NCAA games, and sits […]