Complete List Of Every No. 1 Overall Pick In Nhl Draft History Who Will The Canadiens Add
At least theoretically. The Montreal Canadiens are picking first overall this season, the eighth time they’ve done so. Montreal leads all NHL teams in No. 1 overall picks, and it’s their first time picking first since 1980. It’s difficult to pin down where the Habs are leaning with that first pick. Shane Wright is the odds-on favorite, but Juraj Slafkovsky’s name has built up some traction. The variance of first-overall success is high, but Montreal will hope to land a player they’ll look back on as a success rather than the disastrous choice of Doug Wickenheiser in 1980....