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Who Will the Montreal Canadiens Select in the First Round?

By Sebastian High

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - JUNE 21: Cole Caufield reacts after being selected fifteenth overall by the Montreal Canadiens during the first round of the 2019 NHL Draft at Rogers Arena on June 21, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - JUNE 21: Cole Caufield reacts after being selected fifteenth overall by the Montreal Canadiens during the first round of the 2019 NHL Draft at Rogers Arena on June 21, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA – JUNE 21ST: Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

The (first) 2020 NHL Entry Draft Lottery has gotten everyone thinking about the prospects who will be selected; thus, let us discuss who the Montreal Canadiens may pick.

Friday’s NHL Entry Draft Lottery presented all hockey fans with the first significant NHL event since the season was suspended on March 12th. With this in mind, it comes as no surprise that the eyes and ears of millions of hockey fans were focused on the lottery that has historically refused to reward the teams at the very bottom of the NHL standings.

This year was no different, with the Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators missing not only the vied-for #1 pick but the #2 pick as well, with the LA Kings snatching the pick that will presumably enable them to select Quinton Byfield whenever the 2020 draft ends up taking place. To the dismay of many, the rights to select Alexis Lafreniere were given to a yet to be determined NHL organization that loses its play-in round.

What this means for the Montreal Canadiens is that if they lose to Crosby, Malkin and their Pittsburgh Penguins, which would take a pretty big upset not to occur, they will have a 12.5% chance at selecting a homegrown superstar in Alexis Lafreniere and an 87.5% chance at selecting ninth overall. Taking this into consideration, let us take a look at 8 players, separated into three tiers, who may put on the famed bleu blanc rouge in the first round of the 2020 NHL Draft.

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