The Montreal Canadiens have clearly decided it is wise to draft as many players as possible at the last couple of NHL Drafts. Draft picks are like raffle tickets, the more you have the better chance that you will win a prize after a while.
The NHL Draft currently consists of seven rounds. That means, by default every team starts out with seven selections in each draft. Early on in Marc Bergevin’s tenure with the Habs, they didn’t prioritize having a large number of draft picks.
During his first draft with the team in 2012, the Habs made seven selections.