The Canadiens have had the opportunity to draft players in the top 5 for several seasons, all with the aim of developing a strong core.
There are several defensive prospects you are familiar with. In terms of offense, we can now add Ivan Demidov to Juraj Slafkovsky, and even the return of Kirby Dach this season.
The management wanted to build a strong core with a group of players around the same age, and that's what they are in the process of achieving.
Speaking on the excellent "The Sick podcast with Tony Marinaro," Quebecois NHL prospects analyst Simon "Snake" Boisvert stated that the Canadiens have an interesting core for the long term.
