Habs Daily: Projecting Hutson’s Contract, Draft Pick Order, Calder

Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, highlights, and stories you may have missed on Monday.

Montreal Canadiens News

As you may have heard by now, Lane Hutson put together a historic rookie season, and while the Montreal Canadiens clearly needed to add someone of his talent-level to the lineup, his upcoming contract is going to be a big one. With a little help from our friends at Cap Wages, we projected Hutson’s upcoming contract extension. [Comparable NHL Contracts For Hutson Mega Extension]

The NHL announced the finalists for the Calder Trophy, a mere formality in Hutson’s case. With all due respect to his counterparts, voting for the rookie of the year should be an easy decision. Dustin Wolf and Macklin Celebrini had very encouraging rookie seasons. Hutson knocked on doors only opened by former NHL legends. [Phenom Lane Hutson Among NHL Calder Trophy Finalists]

The league also held the Draft Lottery on Monday evening, which means we now know the team’s draft order. The Canadiens will pick back-to-back in the first round (16th, 17th), in addition to having 10 other picks in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. [Canadiens Draft Pick Order Set For 2025 NHL Entry Draft]

Jeff Gorton’s son goes straight for the jugular!

Habs VP Jeff Gorton today 😅

“My son sent me a text earlier saying: ‘Dad, you’re not so cool that I don’t remember you got fired 4 years ago today.’ So you try to stay grounded through all of this…” pic.twitter.com/dG9vMwXCZw

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) May 5, 2025

National Hockey Now Network

A day after Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was named to Team Canada for the IIHF World Championship, his long-time friend and teammate Marc-Andre Fleury also has joined the contingent for what likely will be the final time they play on the same team. [Pittsburgh Penguins]

The Ottawa Senators re-signed Nikolas Matinpalo. Matinpalo played all six of the Senators playoff games, being held without a point while playing 13:04 per game. Here are the details of the deal. [Ottawa Senators]

The New Jersey Devils announced on Monday that defenceman, Luke Hughes, has undergone successful shoulder surgery. [New Jersey Devils]