Habs Daily: Canadiens Decision On Prospects, Drafting Michkov?

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12 months ago

May 4, 2023

All the latest Habs news, recent Montreal Canadiens stories, as well as information from around the National Hockey League.

With the Under-18 tournament now in the books, it’s time to present Montreal Hockey Now’s updated 2023 NHL Draft rankings. It’s been quite a year for the impressive 2023 NHL Draft class this season, with top players playing big roles at all levels and making a significant impact. [MHN Top-64 Draft Rankings]
The Montreal Canadiens are continuing their youth movement, but may want to keep some veterans around to shepherd them forward. [Canadiens Could Retain Some Free Agents]
If there’s one legitimate concern regarding the future generation of Canadiens players it’s that very few of the prospects project to be star players, but drafting Matvei Michkov could rectify that. [Canadiens Could Consider Drafting Michkov]
The Canadiens have a deep prospect pool, which means they’ll have to be selective about the prospects they qualify this summer. [Canadiens Prospects]

After 12 seasons, countless fights and a few missing teeth, Nashville Predators defenseman Mark Borowiecki announced his retirement on Wednesday via his Instagram page. [Nashville Predators]
Key Detroit Red Wings prospect Simon Edvinsson, 20, had surgery on his left shoulder Monday and the prognosis calls for a recovery time of four to six months. [Detroit Red Wings]
The San Jose Sharks bolstered their prospect pool by adding defenseman Valtteri Pulli and goaltender Georgi Romanov to the system. [San Jose Sharks]
Former Pittsburgh Penguins director of player personnel and current Vancouver Canucks assistant general manager Derek Clancey is an increasingly hot commodity, with two NHL GM spots open and the possibility of more. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
The Florida Panthers have talked a lot about how much juice they get from their fans on home ice, but thus far this postseason, they have been much better away from Sunrise. [Florida Panthers]
The Boston Bruins want to bring Tyler Bertuzzi back next season, but does the gritty winger share the same desire? [Boston Bruins]
Darryl Sutter will still make $8 million over the next two years without coaching a day of his two-year extension, but Jonathan Huberdeau’s massive $84M deal was more important to satisfy.[Calgary Flames]