After making five trades involving draft picks on Day Two of the draft, the Habs weren’t done making moves as they dealt the rights to goalie prospect Hayden Hawkey to Edmonton for the Oilers’ fifth-round pick in 2019.
Saturday was a busy day for the Habs who made five several trades involving draft picks while adding ten more prospects to the organization. Here is a closer look at all of their selections.
For the second straight year, the Habs selected a centre with their top pick, selecting Jesperi Kotkaniemi with the third overall pick on Friday night.
The 2018 NHL Draft is almost here and although the Habs are picking third overall, they could go quite a few routes with that selection. Our writers offer up their thoughts on what Marc Bergevin and Trevor Timmins should do.
Centre has been a position of need for the Habs for a long time now. On the plus side, they are starting to accumulate some depth at the position in the minors and amateur ranks.
If the Habs are looking to add a power forward with the third-overall pick in next week’s draft, they’ll certainly be considering Boston University’s Brady Tkachuk.
The Habs have strong depth on the left side up front but can the same be said for the rest of the organization? Our depth series continues with a look at Montreal’s left winger situation.
Although forward Andrei Svechnikov is rated as the #2 prospect overall, there is still a chance he will be available for Montreal to select with their third pick.
One of Montreal’s pending restricted free agents is heading for Germany as centre Markus Eisenschmid has signed a two-year contract with Adler Mannheim of the DEL.
No single position has changed as much as Montreal’s defence over the past year. Several newcomers were added in the NHL while they drafted four others last June. Despite that, a lot of work still needs to be done on the back end.