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Montreal Canadiens Futures: Joël Teasdale isn’t talked about enough

By Omar L

MONTREAL, QC - SEPTEMBER 19: Montreal Canadiens left wing Joel Teasdale (86) brakes during the second period of the NHL preseason game between the New Florida Panthers and the Montreal Canadiens on September 19, 2018, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC (Photo by Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC - SEPTEMBER 19: Montreal Canadiens left wing Joel Teasdale (86) brakes during the second period of the NHL preseason game between the New Florida Panthers and the Montreal Canadiens on September 19, 2018, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC (Photo by Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ON – FEBRUARY 13: Montreal Canadiens Joel Teasdale (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /

The CHL is gearing up for the playoffs, and out of all the Montreal Canadiens prospects, Joel Teasdale had one of the better regular seasons.

The Montreal Canadiens themselves have another two weeks to fight for a playoff spot; however, with a shorter regular season schedule, the Canadian Hockey League is on the verge of getting their post-season started. The last two drafts have given the organization, as well as the fan base, a number of prospects to pay attention to and a number of them had fantastic years. Trades and free agent signings have worked out in favour of the Habs in that department also, and it’ll be interesting to see how these young players progress down the line.

Montreal had nine prospects in the CHL spread across the Ontario Hockey League, Western Hockey League, and Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Nick Suzuki

The name that many always have circled is Nick Suzuki. The Montreal Canadiens acquired the 2017 first-round pick along with Tomas Tatar and a second, in the trade that sent Max Pacioretty to the Vegas Golden Knights. That deal looks better and better each day given Suzuki’s production.

It started out with the Owen Sound Attack where Suzuki was captain. He put up 22 goals and 23 assists in 30 games where seven of those goals came on the powerplay. What stands out the most about Suzuki is his playmaking ability and the area of his production. His shots are spread out for the most part all over the offensive zone, but the greatest degree of them come from the right faceoff circle.

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