By the time the Montreal Canadiens’ first-round selection during the 2017 NHL Draft rolled around at 25, the draft’s best players had already been selected. No offence to Ryan Poehling, but the Makar’s, Pettersson’s and Heiskanen’s are above and beyond him, among other draftees.
The Canadiens didn’t necessarily have a bad draft, but given the amount of talent throughout the first round, the Habs were unable to select an impact player.
The only player that the Canadiens drafted in 2017 that has done anything for the Canadiens since the draft is Cayden Primeau. He is still trying to find his way to the NHL, so the flier on the draft is still undetermined.