Superstar Offensive Forward to Join the Canadiens: Kent Hughes May Get Very Lucky

Currently, the Montreal Canadiens hold the 7th overall selection in this draft, with a 6.5% chance of getting the first overall pick and 6.7% for the second.

Given the organization's glaring lack of pure offensive talent, Kent Hughes must be hoping to land a forward with elite NHL potential. Obviously, the higher the team drafts, the greater the chances of adding a player of this caliber.

At the beginning of the year, there was a serious problem for the Canadiens. All the top offensive talents were expected to be picked among the first six choices, out of the club's reach.

At the Canadiens' rank, there was a very interesting but unattractive lot for Hughes of promising defenders. However, with the selection of David Reinbacher last year, the team does not need another defenseman in its organization and must absolutely add a talented forward.

However, a few months later, coming back to the mid-season list that has just been published, the Canadiens could benefit from an obvious trend in this draft that presents itself as a miracle for the organization.

A significant number of defenders are currently highly rated, with four or five of them potentially hearing their names called before the Canadiens' pick.

What does this mean concretely?

Due to the high value of a talented defender, the rise of several prospects like Artyom Levshunov, Zeev Buium, Sam Dickinson, Carter Yakemchuk, Zayne Parekh, Anton Silayev, and Adam Jiricek could result in an elite-potential forward slipping to the Canadiens' rank.

If the situation remains the same by next June, Kent Hughes could well be in the fortunate position to select a very promising talent like Cole Eiserman, Berkly Catton, Konsta Helenius, or Ivan Demidov.

Here's a snapshot of their statistics:

To see the ranking of prospects, click here: