VANCOUVER, BC - DECEMBER 01: Brock Boeser (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
The Montreal Canadiens are slated to draft 16th overall. What could they get in a trade if they moved the pick?
The Montreal Canadiens have not traded their first round pick since Bob Gainey traded for Alex Tanguay back in 2008. The following season was the Canadiens centennial campaign, and they had just surprised by finishing first in the Eastern Conference. So, it made sense for the team to “go for it.”
I don’t know that it makes quite as much sense for the 2020 version of the Montreal Canadiens to shift into “go for it” mode and move draft picks, but they have started that process.