Laval made a nice comeback to start their week on a winning note but they weren’t able to follow it up one night later as they split their pair of games against Cleveland.

A return to home ice yielded some positive results for Laval which allowed them to move them out of the basement of the North Division for the time being.

Although the road hasn’t been too kind to Laval this season, they had a decent showing on the road and picked up some key points in the process.

We’ve now reached the top five in our prospect rankings series. There aren’t too many surprises in this group as our writers felt Montreal’s top group was pretty well established heading into the season.

January wasn’t a great month for Laval but a handful of players played quite well. As for Montreal’s other prospects, several CHL players led the way.

Two weeks ago, Laval had strong goaltending but couldn’t score. Last week, they were able to light the lamp a few times but the goaltending let the team down in a pair of losses.

Just when Michael McCarron was starting to get going in the minors, he suffered an upper-body injury. It turns out that it’s a shoulder issue, one that will cost him the rest of the season after he underwent shoulder surgery on Wednesday.

Last week, Laval had a pair of games against Toronto, the team they need to catch to make the playoffs. Not only did they not win, they couldn’t even manage a single goal.

Laval’s offence improved in the second quarter of the season which helped play a role in them moving up in the North Division. Several forwards stepped up their game, earning top marks in our grades in the process.

We have reached the top ten in our annual prospect rankings series. This group features our biggest riser from last year as well as the first one to that was voted into the same position as last season.