Headlined by Lane Hutson, the Montreal Canadiens have compiled a great young core of defensemen in their prospect pool.
Falling to the bottom of the NHL standings has allowed the Canadiens to add a couple of top five picks in the past two years. That gives them a chance to add some elite talent to the prospect pipeline, but the Canadiens were able to do that with later picks recently as well.
With a recent early first round pick, a mid-round pick in the first round, a late first round pick and a late second round pick, the Canadiens have built up an extremely deep crop of prospects on the blue line.