The Montreal Canadiens have moved their top farm team from the Hamilton to St. John’s and then now to Laval with little on-ice success in the past eight seasons. The three renditions of the Habs top affiliate haven’t won a playoff series in that time frame and only qualified for the postseason once.
Team success at the American Hockey League level is not imperative for an NHL club. They would rather have a few top, young prospects play well on a losing team than have a handful of veterans lead their team on a deep playoff run.
However, the Canadiens have found no success whatsoever for the past eight years.