Uncover the Shocking Draft Blunders and Hidden Gems Unveiled for Every NHL Team This Decade
Montreal Canadiens
Best: Cole Caufield
There’s a reason why Caufield was passed over by 14 teams in 2019. A prolific scorer at the U.S. NTDP, there was a lot of doubt over an undersized winger’s ability to translate that to the NHL (sound familiar?). Caufield’s 118 career goals are second only to No. 1 pick Jack Hughes among 2019 draftees. This category will be owned by Lane Hutson (No. 62, 2022) very soon, for the exact same reason.
Worst: Jesperi Kotkaniemi
There was a lot of pressure on then-Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin to find a center, largely because he had failed to do so for much of his tenure heading into the 2018 draft. The No. 3 pick looked like a golden opportunity to do that, but 2018 was a bad year at the center position. Bergevin still tried to fill that need and chose Kotkaniemi one pick before the Senators took Brady Tkachuk. — Arpon Basu
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