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Canadiens: Three Players Habs Can Pick After Wright

ByPatrick Lortie|
KITCHENER, ONTARIO - MARCH 23: Shane Wright #51 of the Team Red poses for a team photo prior to the 2022 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium on March 23, 2022 in Kitchener, Ontario. (Photo by Chris Tanouye/Getty Images)
KITCHENER, ONTARIO - MARCH 23: Shane Wright #51 of the Team Red poses for a team photo prior to the 2022 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium on March 23, 2022 in Kitchener, Ontario. (Photo by Chris Tanouye/Getty Images)
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LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 22: #10 Ivan Miroshnichenko of Russian Federation shows his goal medal after Men’s 6-Team Tournament Gold Medal Game between Russia and United States of the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympics on January 22, 2021 in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Photo by RvS.Media/Basile Barbey/Getty Images)
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 22: #10 Ivan Miroshnichenko of Russian Federation shows his goal medal after Men’s 6-Team Tournament Gold Medal Game between Russia and United States of the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympics on January 22, 2021 in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Photo by RvS.Media/Basile Barbey/Getty Images)

This kid is just too good to pass up.

Ivan Miroshnichenko was at one point ranked in the top 5 of most people’s draft lists. However, last march he received the devastating news that he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He is expected to miss the entirety of the 2022-23 season.

For obvious reasons, his draft rankings dipped. It’s now unknown where the Russian will land, but there is a team out there that will take a chance on him. This is a wild card pick, but it sure can pay dividends in the long run. This is a risk the Canadiens have got to take.

The left winger hits like a tank, skates like a roadrunner and leaves a trail of smoke behind the puck when he shoots. More than once he has shown shades of Alexander Ovechkin. If he manages to fully recover, he will be a menace in the NHL for years to come.

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