**Please note that the following article is neither a substantiated rumor nor a prediction. The PLAY DG column is purely speculation and for debate purposes. **

Here is a hypothetical scenario of the journalist Mathias Brunet from The press during its passage on the airwaves of BPM Sports.

You are the GM of the Montreal Canadiens and are fully preparing for the annual draft while currently holding the 5th overall pick.

As you can see, when you make your list of the best talents of this year, you are guaranteed to have the opportunity to select an outstanding player regardless of your choice of the top four teams.

Then you will receive a call from the CEO Bill Armstrong the new Utah formation, whose hands are suddenly no longer tied and who can finally spend a lot of money to bring talent into their lineup.

Since the salary cap is about $40 million, he makes you this trade offer.

UTAH announces: 2024 first-round pick (6th overall)

MONTREAL gives: Cole Caufield

Now under contract for several years at a high salary, Caufield has experienced several bouts of goal lethargy this season, although he still had the best season of his career in terms of points. His drop in goals can possibly be explained by his shoulder surgery.

• 23 years old, Cole Caufield is a first-round pick (15th overall) in 2019. This season, he set a career-high 28 goals and 37 assists for a total of 65 points in 82 games. He has seven years left on his contract, which will pay him an average of $7.85 million per season.

Would you agree to give Caufield to draft one of the best prospects of the 2024 class in the next draft?

Mathias Brunet And Martin Lemay both would accept the transaction.

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