Catching The Torch: QMJHL playoff grades

Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesWelcome back to Catching The Torch, where we keep an eye on the Montreal Canadiens’ North American prospects and how their development is progressing week by week.

The CHL playoffs are rolling on, and all three major leagues have either started or finished their finals. On the QMJHL’s side, the Shawinigan Cataractes eliminated the Charlottetown Islanders in five games, earning the President’s Cup awarded to the QMJHL playoffs’ champions.

Xavier Simoneau and William Trudeau’s Islanders put up a good fight despite the 4-1 defeat, climbing back from multi-goal leads, winning 7-0 in Game 4, and clawing away at the best one-two punch in the…