Montreal Canadiens: Ranking Past 10 First Overall NHL Draft Picks

1. Connor McDavid

Speaking of high bars, everyone knew Connor McDavid was going to be the first overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft when he was about 14 years old. Somehow, he has just proven to be better and better than expected every year.

McDavid scored 48 points in 45 games as a rookie and has put up 100 points every year since, with the exception of his 97 point season in 64 games in 2019-20. He is absolutely unstoppable and has long since proven he is the best player in the world right now.

If that wasn’t already obvious, McDavid took his game to yet another level somehow this season. He set career highs with 44 goals and 123 points in 80 games and was even better in the postseason, scoring ten goals and 33 points in just 16 games.

Though both Shane Wright and Connor McDavid were granted exceptional status to enter the OHL a year early, McDavid is in his own world, even amongst exceptional players.

If you are expecting the Canadiens to draft the next Connor McDavid, you are sorely mistaken. But don’t expect them to draft the next Nail Yakupov either. You should be expecting their top pick to turn out like Jack Hughes so far, or maybe Nico Hischier if we aren’t quite as fortunate.

Either way, expect a heck of an impact player joining the team, even if it takes three to four years for the offensive aspect of the game to reach a new level.

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