Is Montreal draining both Wright and Slafkovsky? Will the Canucks get a second choice? – SlovakNHL.sk

It is clear that the Montreal Canadiens team will not give up the first draft election in a domestic draft environment. But could he also draft Slovak striker Juraj Slafkovsky without angering a large crowd of his fans? Habs fans prefer the Canadians to draft from first place in the Canadian center of Shane Wright, who has long been considered a potential draft unit in 2022. Former hockey player and current analyst Maxim Lapierre, however, came up with a solution that would allow him to draft Wright from the first. places and take care of the excitement by drafting Slafkovsky. “Since the draft is in Montreal, you have to do a show. You have to hit the home run and get the first two elections, “Lapierre told TVA Sports. The article continues under the ad

“I know it will be complicated, but this team also has a choice at the end of the first round and a choice at the beginning of the second. Swap them with some New Jersey veterans who already have a lot of young men. Make a big exchange and you won’t make a mistake. ”Lapierre says the Canadiens could exchange anyone except the three untouchables – Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Alexander Romanov. Former defender Alexandre Picard shares his view: “You can have two young men in one formation immediately and build a team around them.” a few teams that asked Slafkovsky (also specified New Jersey) if he could play in the center. The Canucks only draft from 15th place, so they would not be entitled to a young Slovak. However, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet indicated that Vancouver might want to move higher. Players such as JT Miller, Bo Horvat, Brock Boeser and Oliver Ekman-Larsson have previously joined the exchange. Would any of them be so interested in the Devils that they would be willing to exchange the overall second draft election?