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Ranking the Canadiens forwards from worst to first for the 2024-25 season

The Canadiens forwards look stronger than ever heading into the 2024-25 season, but who is the best of the entire group?

By Todd Matthews

Apr 11, 2024; Elmont, New York, USA; New York Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock (6) checks Montreal Canadiens center Nick Suzuki (14) during the first period at UBS Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Schneidler-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 11, 2024; Elmont, New York, USA; New York Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock (6) checks Montreal Canadiens center Nick Suzuki (14) during the first period at UBS Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Schneidler-USA TODAY Sports / Dennis Schneidler-USA TODAY Sports
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9 - Joel Armia

Joel Armia is one player on this list who may not see the end of the season with the Habs if a contender wants a decent depth scorer. Armia scored 17 times last year and posted a respectable 12.2 shooting percentage. He should exclusively play on the middle-six this season and again put up between 25 and 30 points if he sticks around all year.

8 - Christian Dvorak

Christian Dvorak and Joel Armia could have tied here, but the former has more upside, even amidst playing in just 30 games last season. Anyway, he’s one of the Habs most dependable players in the faceoff dot, and there’s a good chance he would have bested his previous career-high in scoring had he been healthy all season. 

7 - Josh Anderson

Right now, I’m chalking Josh Anderson’s pedestrian 2023-24 season up as a bad outing and will reserve judgment until what he looks like in 2024-25. The physical forward looked like a surefire top-six player heading into last season before he ended the year with just 20 points in 78 games. 

6 - Jake Evans

Jake Evans played in all 82 games for the first time in his career last season, and while he put up just 28 points in 82 games, his competitive play and reliability in winning faceoffs puts him at No. 6 in the first edition of these rankings. Another magic number is that 43.2 Corsi For percentage at even strength, which doesn’t seem like a lot until you realize 67.9 percent of his starts came in the defensive zone. 

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