The Montreal Canadiens were fortunate to have Cole Caufield fall to them at the 2019 NHL Draft. The Habs had a good season last year, finishing with 96 points in the standings but it wasn’t enough to earn them a trip to the postseason. This is supposed to be the worst place for an NHL team to be at the end of a season.
Obviously, teams want to make the playoffs. Only 16 teams earn that privilege each season. The other 15 teams miss out, but they do get the higher draft picks. Finishing where the Habs did last year is supposedly the dreaded middle ground.