The 2020 NHL Entry Draft will be held virtually on Tuesday and Wednesday. As is our annual tradition, here is HabsWorld’s official mock draft. In our mock, we project the entire first round plus all of Montreal’s second-round selections.
Who will the Habs pick 16th overall? How will the first round play out? Make your predictions by entering our annual draft pool.
At the NHL level, right wing isn’t the deepest position for the Habs with left wingers often playing out of position. However, there is help on the horizon in the prospect cupboard.
The Habs aren’t waiting for Wednesday’s deadline to tender their qualifying offers. Instead, they announced on Saturday that five of the eight eligible players received an offer to allow Montreal to retain their rights.
For years, the Habs have been seeking quality depth down the middle. They finally have it in Montreal although their prospect pool at that position isn’t quite as strong as it has been recently.
The Habs continue to take care of their pending restricted free agents for Laval as on Wednesday, they announced that Michael McNiven has signed a one-year, two-way contract.
With the offseason activity set to pick up shortly, Habs GM Marc Bergevin took care of one big piece of business last week with Jeff Petry’s four-year, $25 million extension. Having had some time to think about the deal, our writers offer up their thoughts.
After re-signing Joseph Blandisi last week, the Habs locked up the other part of their February deal with Pittsburgh, announcing that they have re-signed Jake Lucchini to a one-year, two-way contract.
While the Habs don’t have an elite left winger, they’re fairly deep at that position. However, that depth doesn’t extend to the rest of the organization.
Montreal’s long list of impact potential unrestricted free agents in the 2021 offseason is well-known. However, they shrunk that list by one on Friday as they announced that Jeff Petry has signed a four-year, $25 million extension that will begin in 2021-22.