Habs Daily: Drafting Matvei Michkov, Owen Beck, Marc Bergevin

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

Habs News

• There’s risk involved in drafting top prospect Matvei Michkov, but it doesn’t outweigh the risk of ignoring him at the 2023 Draft. [Canadiens Can’t Afford To Ignore Michkov]
• Montreal Canadiens prospect Owen Beck has found another gear in the playoffs. He’s a big part of the reason his Peterborough Petes are leading Logan Mailloux’s London Knights in the OHL Championship. [Owen Beck Peaking in OHL Championship]
• Former Habs GM Marc Bergevin is generating interest across the league. He’s among the candidates for the vacant Pittsburgh Penguins job. [Former Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin Generating Interest Across The League]

National Hockey Now Network

• The Colorado Avalanche now know where they will be picking in the first round come June 28th when the NHL draft takes place in Nashville. That is if they decide to keep the pick. [Colorado Avalanche]
• Blackhawks of Tomorrow: take a look at future Hawk Gavin Hayes. [Chicago Blackhawks]
• Former Arizona Coyotes general manager John Chayka is among those in the running for the job in Pittsburgh. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
• When TJ Oshie eventually does hang up his skates, he’ll probably go down best remembered for his time in Washington. [Washington Capitals]
• Not too long ago, Peter DeBoer was the coach of the Vegas Golden Knights but became the only coach to miss the playoffs in the organization’s then-five-year existence. His three-year tenure ended with a thud last May. [Vegas Golden Knights]
• Two weeks have passed since the players of the New York Islanders cleared out their lockers and reflected on the season that was before going their separate ways for the summer. Yet, we still haven’t heard from either head coach Lane Lambert or team president and general manager Lou Lamoriello. [New York Islanders]