The Montreal Canadiens will have the 5th pick in the first round of the 2024 National Hockey League Draft on June 28 in Las Vegas.
The Bettman Circuit’s annual lottery decided on Tuesday evening, in which no team improved its position in the draft or lost a rank, a first since 2010.
Martin McGuire watched general manager Kent Hughes’ post-lottery press conference and came to talk about it at Mario Langlois’ microphone on Sports Amateurs.
“We are confident that we will be able to recruit a good player,” said the Canadiens GM, while emphasizing that it was “very likely” that the said pick would serve to bring a young player into the fold To get hands on, and not as a currency of exchange.
There won’t be too much debate about what type of player will be selected. With equal talent, the Habs will get their hands on an attacker “who we believe has the ability to be a leader, but he can also be a defender if we believe he is the best player available.” “We have to make a decision,” Hughes added.
“Of course we want to make progress from year to year. We believe this is the time for us to move forward and be in the thick of things. If that is the case and we are successful, we will create a draft later next year.”
We hear Kent Hughes…
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