Habs Daily: Montreal Canadiens NHL Mock Draft, Dubois Trade Talk

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

Habs News

• The Montreal Canadiens will 2 first-round picks at the upcoming NHL Draft, which means they’ll have an opportunity to add a pair of very talented players to their prospect pool. Take a look at who Montreal Hockey Now picked with the 5th and 31st overall picks in our yearly NHL Mock Draft. [Canadiens NHN First-Round Mock Draft]
• It appears that the Pierre-Luc Dubois saga may be finally and mercifully coming to an end. According to Murat Ates, the Winnipeg Jets and the Los Angeles Kings seem to be engaged in serious trade talks, which include contract extension negotiations between the Kings and Dubois

I'm hearing Los Angeles and Pierre-Luc Dubois are talking contract extension. Between that and the pieces of the trade, plenty to work out, but I'm getting the sense things are well on their way.

— Murat Ates (@WPGMurat) June 25, 2023

• However, according to Scott Billeck, things may not be progressing as quickly as originally reported.

Perhaps some context as to why the Jets/Kings have become silent over the past several hours…

Told by a couple people today that Dubois' camp hadn't been given permission yet to talk extension with the Kings. Uncertain if that has changed as of now.

— Scott Billeck (@ScottBilleck) June 26, 2023

National Hockey Now Network

• At 21 years old, Anton Lundell got a serious taste of hockey at its highest level with the Florida Panthers over the past few months. Florida asked Lundell, in his second NHL season, to shoulder a lot of responsibility en route to the team’s first Stanley Cup Final appearance in 27 years. [Florida Panthers]
• Kyle Dubas will have a chance to act on the knowledge he’s acquired in recent weeks to begin the daunting task of transforming the Penguins back into serious Stanley Cup contenders while simultaneously restocking their steadily shrinking pool of quality prospects. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
• The Detroit Red Wings could use another young blue chip center prospect, plus a young premium right-shot offensive defenseman. They landed both in Hockey Now’s 2023 mock draft. [Detroit Red Wings]
• One would think that the acquisition of Ryan Johansen on Saturday would indicate that J.T. Compher‘s days with the Colorado Avalanche are numbered, but the team isn’t ready to move on just yet. [Colorado Avalanche]
• In less than 24 hours, the Philadelphia Flyers have been reported or rumored to be involved in trade talks regarding three of their players. [Philadelphia Flyers]