Top 15 CH Prospects: Ranks 12 through 10… and an Important Clarification

This week, we continue our summer countdown of the CH's 15 top prospects with spots 12 through 10, which will bring us back to two rather familiar names.
But, as we'll see, a “newcomer” will also make an appearance…
One important clarification must be made, however, before we go any further.
Somewhere along the way during my vacation, it became increasingly clear to me that something was off with how I was weighting a player's utility and trade value (which, together, determin

Even as the days go by, the Boston Red Sox's elimination continues to be the talk of the town. It wasn't pretty against the Yankees. Not at all! Some questionable calls were made, and those calls sparked a huge reaction from the players. 
As my colleague Sébastien Berrouard recently wrote, being pulled from the game after the opponent's second at-bat sparked Sonny Gray's anger—to the point where he questioned whether he'd remain with the team for next season.Another player who

Connor Hellebuyck has requested a trade from the Jets and remains suspended by the team.
According to Pierre LeBrun, Winnipeg doesn't hold all the cards, which is discouraging teams from overpaying.
And according to the insider, who was a guest on TSN, he won't be returning to Canada. We need to put that out of our minds..@PierreVLeBrun on Connor Hellebuyck's next steps in Winnipeg, Dylan Larkin's trade rumors, and the Red Wings' team issues in Detroit#GoJetsGo #LGRW
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All right.
Before I begin, I want to say this: the Canadiens have played only two games since the start of the season. I know that. I'm aware of it.
But after two games, my biggest disappointment so far is… Juraj Slafkovsky. Not because he's the worst player on the team—it's mainly because I had high expectations for him.
Slaf was moved to the wing of the second line (alongside Ivan Demidov) to start the season. And I expected him to start the season strong… because he was tr

Roman Anthony Avoids the Worst
He is not expected to undergo surgery.
Roman Anthony Expected To Avoid Offseason Surgery https://t.co/l7OyDDbvn8 pic.twitter.com/MjRkH9hWET
— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) October 5, 2026
Aroldis Chapman's Contract
Official: He'll earn $13 million in 2027 (assuming a 162-game season, of course) with the Red Sox.Aroldis Chapman Passes Physical, 2027 Option Vests https://t.co/uaaSH9DYWL pic.twitter.com/txsH6LFKiF
— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors)

I’m not trying to get into a fight. I’m sure the people who live in all the cities where BTS is stopping on their ARIRANG world tour feel like they are favoured because that is BTS’s gift – to give everything they have to the crowd at each and every show so that they all come away from the experience feeling seen. RM, Jin, Suga, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook have always been thoughtful and considerate performers that way. It’s just that… well… here i

Chris Kreider was acquired by the Canadiens less than a month ago (on September 12).
And already… the veteran is taking the time to get involved in the community.
Yesterday, he attended the “Flânons sous la course” event (also known as “Stroll & Dash”) alongside Nick Suzuki, Jake Evans, and Mike Matheson. The event was organized to benefit the Sarah des Cèdres Fund and the Cedars Cancer Foundation to support young oncology patients at the Montreal

The Panthers must be breathing a little easier.
Because according to the latest reports… Aleksander Barkov seems to have avoided the worst.
Imagine if he'd had to sit out the entire season, as was the case in '25–'26! 
Armando Velez, who covers the Panthers via a podcast (Locked On Panthers), shared on X that Barkov is expected to miss 10 to 12 weeks due to his injury, which would allow him to return to action around Christmas or New Year's.
If that's the case, it would be good

Kevin Gausman didn’t have a dream 2026 season. It was the first time since 2019 that he hadn’t lived up to expectations.
Is this just a bad season? Is this the beginning of the end? These are questions that are being asked.
By necessity, Gausman (if he chooses to return to the game in 2027, having recently contemplated retirement) could sign a short-term contract for the upcoming season.
And judging by what he's been saying, a return to Chicago seems unlikely—especially since h

Dakota Johnson’s birthday was yesterday. She celebrated in New York, hosting Saturday Night Live, and also topping the box office with Verity. And last night there was a party.Let’s start with SNL and the predictable Taylor Swift cameo but the unpredictable monologue, during which Dakota put her own gossip on blast. She didn’t name her exes but everyone paying attention would know that she’s referring to Chris Martin and Tucker Pillsbury aka Role Model. And then Taylor, h

Alexa Chung has done multiple collaborations with Madewell, up to 2025. Now she’s with Reformation.
Not a seismic shift (she’s not a designer or creative director) but Madewell has had a rocky few years and Reformation has had an exceptional few years and this is how it trickles down.View this post on Instagram
Oh Digger is a box office flop? It doesn’t matter because what film has been this debated and this exciting in the last decade? It’s bringing out the opinions of o

The British Columbia Lions have decided to retain one of their young Quebec-born defensive players.The Canadian Football League (CFL) team announced Monday a one-season contract extension with defensive back Cristophe Beaulieu.
This agreement allows the Blainville native to continue his journey with the Lions, as he was originally set to become a free agent at the end of this season. The British Columbia team is thus banking on continuity by retaining a defensive player who has already demonstra

There's a new rule in the NHL.
For the 2026–2027 season, the league is implementing new rules regarding emergency backup goalies (EBUGs): each team must employ or designate a full-time emergency backup goalie who travels and practices with the team, and wears the number 00 when in uniform.
And we now know the identities of the Habs' two emergency goalies.
Basically, Daniel Harvey and Nicolas Ruccia have been selected to share the role during the upcoming season.
Harvey has been the club's

The NFL has decided to take disciplinary action against one of its officials following an incident that occurred during the game between the Arizona Cardinals and their opponent in New Jersey.
Jeff Seeman, who served as a linesman during the game, was suspended for two games after exhibiting behavior deemed unprofessional toward Cardinals player Trey McBride.
The controversy occurred in the fourth quarter, as Arizona was trying to reach the end zone. McBride vehemently contested a officiating ca

Rihanna, the unbothered queen that she is, found herself at the centre of some Paris Fashion Week drama with EJ Johnson over the weekend. It all went down after EJ, child of  basketball legend Magic Johnson and former castmate on Rich Kids of Beverly Hills, called Rihanna out on Instagram for being the reason the Christian Dior runway show started an hour late.“We just left the Dior show. Getting out of there was crazy, but the show itself was beautiful. It did start an hour late beca

The New York Yankees have decided to bring fifteen position players and eleven pitchers for their Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays in order to have several offensive bench options.
In fact, in the first game against Drew Rasmussen on the mound, the Bombers had only one right-handed batter among the nine starters: George Lombard Jr.
But the results didn't materialize, as the New York batters recorded just one measly hit in the entire game and were struck out no fewer than twelve times.

Before the weekend began, if you had asked me who would be in goal for the Canadiens in this week's three games, I would have said Jakub Dobes on Tuesday and Saturday.
Logically, that would have left Samuel Montembeault for Thursday's game.
But of course, the game in Pittsburgh changed things. Dobes let in six goals, and now we're wondering if Martin St-Louis will trust him against the Hurricanes tomorrow.
The coach was asked about this after today's practice.
And clearly, it must feel like the

Not that anyone actually believed that Just Andrew, the no-title brother of the king of England, and the British royal family f-ckup, would be content to keep a low profile and spend the rest of his days in comfortable obscurity… but now we have confirmation that he has been stewing in resentment and defiance in the months since he was arrested. And taking the matter to court.Andrew was arrested earlier this year on “suspicion of misconduct in public office” after the Epstein

This morning, at the Canadiens' practice, the special teams took center stage.
On the first power-play unit were Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky, Lane Hutson, and Chris Kreider, who was there to fill in for Ivan Demidov.
As a reminder, the Russian did not practice this morning. #TreatmentDay
On the second unit, Noah Dobson was joined by the following forwards: Alexandre Texier, Kirby Dach, Alex Newhook, and Zachary Bolduc.
Our colleague Marc-Olivier Cook reported on the session.Dach

Colleen Hoover strikes again, as another adaptation of the best-selling author’s work is launched into theaters with Verity. The latest Hoover-on-film comes from screenwriter Nick Antosca and director Michael Showalter, who maybe had a vibe that the source material is a bit ridiculous and shouldn’t be taken quite so seriously.
Verity stars Anne Hathaway as the eponymous Verity Crawford, herself a best-selling author with an enviable life, at least until it was derailed by tragedy. Fo

The circumstances could set the stage for a spectacular return to the NFL.With the Kansas City Chiefs dealing with several injuries among their wide receivers, Tyreek Hill's name keeps coming up in discussions about the team.
Kansas City's 30-27 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders has indeed taken its toll. Tyquan Thornton suffered a serious injury to his left ankle after a 55-yard catch. He had to be carried off the field on a stretcher before rejoining his teammates on crutches.
His condition w

Just last week, Christian Yelich was named the first captain in the history of the Milwaukee Brewers franchise, joining Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Salvador Perez of the Kansas City Royals as the only active captains in Major League Baseball.
The 2018 National League MVP is batting .236 this season with 12 home runs and 59 RBIs for the Central Division champions, who already hold a 2-0 lead in their Division Series against the San Diego Padres.
But speaking of 2018, that was also the

This morning, the Canadiens were back at practice in Brossard.
Believe it or not, between the game in Toronto, the closed-door training camp in the U.S., and yesterday's day off, the Habs hadn't had a chance to skate in Brossard since last Monday.
But this morning, everything changed. What stood out from practice?
1. Before practice, we were keeping an eye on who would be there. Lane Hutson (of course) was with Florian Xhekaj and Adam Engstrom—the bench players from the first two games&mda

Dear Gossips,Were you feeling it the last few days? The Beyoncé algorithm was extra activated on the weekend. Activated can only mean one thing: anticipation for act iii and the perceived signs that act iii might be on its way.Right now the speculation is because of the photos that B posted from the premiere of Jay-Z in 8, the docuseries now streaming on HBO that happened a couple of weeks ago. She shared them on her website on Friday. This is still hilarious to me, that Beyoncé re

If I had told you in mid-September that the Canadiens would have three points out of a possible four after their first two games of the season—played on the road—you would most likely have said: “That's just perfect.”
However, when you start analyzing the games in detail, you realize that no, not everything is perfect.
In Toronto, Jakub Dobes's brilliance masked several shortcomings up front, while in Pittsburgh, we saw the Montrealers fall back into their old habits: a l

Nothing is going right in Detroit.
As of this writing, Dylan Larkin is still a member of the team. There's no light at the end of the tunnel for the team's former captain.
And since he doesn't want to add the Habs to his list, he's stuck there…
But now, more and more, the Red Wings are feeling the consequences of all this. The team, which hasn't made the playoffs since 1783 (I'm sure Michigan fans feel that way, anyway), is at the center of new rumors.
Simon Edvinsson is reportedly lookin

After the Brewers' dramatic victory in their series against the San Diego Padres, it was the Braves' and Dodgers' turn to face off last night.
What really got people talking was the fact that the Braves didn't have Chris Sale pitch, even though he was healthy and feeling good.
People thought his relief appearance on Thursday was just a way to get him out of the bullpen… and everyone was wondering if the Braves would come to regret it.
In a duel between Ray Kerr—the Braves' unlikely

Last night, on this big night for soccer, we shouldn’t have forgotten that there were a few NHL games.
Five, to be exact.
Here are the results and highlights:The @AnaheimDucks held off a Florida comeback to extend their winning streak in home openers to 11, while the @NHLJets, @NYRangers, @SeattleKraken, and @GoldenKnights also skated to victories Sunday night.
#NHLStats: https://t.co/iUeAZHQC2O https://t.co/zrzVOsdJFR
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) October 5, 20261. Igor Shesterkin

The Baltimore Ravens secured an important victory over the Tennessee Titans, but this game could have much more concerning implications for the rest of their season.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson left the game with an ankle injury, and his condition will be closely monitored over the next few days.
Jackson was injured late in the first half when he was tackled by Jermaine Johnson II. The Ravens player appeared to have twisted his left ankle on the play and quickly left the field to head to the locke

The British Columbia Lions have just done the Montreal Alouettes a huge favor in the race for the Canadian Football League playoffs.
The British Columbia team's result keeps the Alouettes in a favorable position as the season enters its final stretch.
The race in the East Division remains particularly tight, and every result can have a significant impact on the standings. Montreal must therefore not only focus on its own games but also keep an eye on the results of its main rivals.
The Lions' he