For the third time in a row, the Montreal Canadiens went back to the blue line. After plucking a player from the United States and Sweden, Marc Bergevin and Trevor Timmins chose to go to Canada drafting Gianni Fairbrother from the WHL’s Everett Silvertips.
Fairbrother matches the mould the Habs have been going for so far. He’s 6’0″, not the tallest but still with room to grow, and is touted as being a really good skater on the back end. It’s starting to seem like the trend from last year’s draft is continuing as well. The Montreal Canadiens are looking to add players with mobility, offensive awareness, and offensive skill and Fairbrother is another example of that.