Habs Daily: Newhook Trade Analysis, NHL Mock Drafts, Dubois

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

Habs News

• The Montreal Canadiens made a splash on Tuesday by trading the 31st and 37th overall picks in the 2023 Entry Draft to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Alex Newhook. General manager Kent Hughes paid a premium for Newhook’s rights. [Instant Trade Analysis: Canadiens Pay Up For Newhook]
• If you’re looking for more information about Newhook’s strengths and weaknesses you should check out the scouting report we build via Colorado Hockey Now. [Alex Newhook Scouting Report]
• Take a look at the results of over 15 different 2023 NHL first-round mock drafts, just ignore the suggestions for who they might pick with the 31st overall pick. [Canadiens 2023 Entry Draft Mock Draft Results]
• The Pierre-Luc Dubois saga is finally over. The Winnipeg Jets and the Los Angeles Kings pulled the trigger on a trade that saw multiple assets head from California to Manitoba. The Canadiens wisely avoided matching the offer. [Timing Of Dubois Trade Not Ideal For Canadiens]

National Hockey Now Network

• The San Jose Sharks have added a new goaltender. San Jose sent a 2023 sixth-round pick (No. 164) to the New Jersey Devils for MacKenzie Blackwood. [San Jose]
• The Boston Bruins are approaching their offseason under the assumption that captain Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci will retire at some point this summer. [Boston Bruins]
• Detroit Hockey Now profiled top prospect Colby Barlow ahead of the 2023 Draft. [Detroit Red Wings]
• The Alex Newhook trade should signal the start of something bigger for Joe Sakic’s team. [Colorado Avalanche]
• The Nashville Predators are rounding out their blue line for next season, announcing a new two-year, two-way contract for defenseman Jake Livingstone worth $775,000 at the NHL level. [Nashville Predators]
• The Philadelphia Flyers finally traded Kevin Hayes. The team announced the deal Tuesday that sent Hayes to St. Louis for a 2024 sixth-round draft pick. The Flyers will retain half of Hayes’ $7.1 million annual salary for the remaining three years of his Flyers deal. [Philadelphia Flyers]