When the Montreal Canadiens made Joshua Roy their fifth-round pick in 2021, it wasn’t to much fanfare. Rarely is there any hype around late selections, but there was perhaps more potential to that pick than you normally see that late in the draft.
A former first overall pick in the QMJHL Draft, Roy managed exactly a point-per-game clip in his draft year split between the Saint John Sea Dogs and Sherbrooke Phoenix. The hope was that he had a little more to offer than what he’d already shown. He delivered in spades during his draft-plus-one season.