Habs Acquire Maksymilian Szuber From Mammoth
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Montreal’s recent shakeup of their prospect pool continues. The Habs announced on Monday that they’ve acquired defenceman Maksymilian Szuber from Utah in exchange for winger Joshua Roy.
Montreal’s recent shakeup of their prospect pool continues. The Habs announced on Monday that they’ve acquired defenceman Maksymilian Szuber from Utah in exchange for winger Joshua Roy.
The Habs entered Saturday’s second day of the draft with a total of seven selections. They made four trades but still wound up making seven picks. As is tradition, here is a rundown of their selections with scouting reports on their newest prospects.
The Habs made a trade with Vegas to move up two spots from 28 to 26 on Friday night. With that selection, they selected Russian winger Gleb Pugachyov.
The first round of this year’s draft takes place on Friday starting at 7:00 PM ET while rounds two through seven will be on Saturday beginning at 11:00 AM ET. Sportsnet, TVA Sports, and ESPN have coverage of Round 1 while Sportsnet and the NHL Network will also televise Day 2.
For the second straight day, the Habs have made a minor swap of prospects. The Canadiens traded defenceman William Trudeau to the Rangers in exchange for winger Brett Berard.
The Habs have swung a trade although it’s not as big as many of the other ones around the NHL. The Canadiens announced that they have acquired forward Hunter McKown from Columbus in exchange for winger Luke Tuch.
We’re a little less than a week from the qualifying offer deadline, at which point the Habs need to make decisions on several players, including Kirby Dach. Unfortunately for the team, there aren’t really any good options for the 25-year-old.
During Montreal’s run to the Eastern Conference Final, a lack of size and grit started to become more noticeable as the series went on. As a result, they could be looking to address that at the draft next week. If so, winger Casey Mutryn could be one to watch for at 28th overall.
The Habs had themselves a playoff run that few were expecting, making it to the Eastern Conference Final. Now, let’s look back and evaluate their performance with some report cards, starting with the forwards.
With individual awards now done with, the NHL revealed its end-of-season teams on Friday. A pair of Habs made the All-Rookie team while another landed on the Second All-Star Team.