Bob McKenzie’s list: Cayden Lindstrom on the Canadian roster

That’s it: we now understand that the Canadiens will prepare 5th in general in the next auction.

Last night responded to a variety of concerns, both about the Habs’ ranking and the Habs’ objectives. DG Kent Hughes believes he’ll keep his choice to prepare a forwardgenerally.

The concern is: who will be offered to the Habs after the very first 4 choices?

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Clearly, at this moment, it makes good sense to attempt to forecast the leading 4 draft choices. That’s what everybody in Montreal will be attempting to do in between now and completion of June.

And when I state everybody, I imply the fans, the media … however particularly the Habs.

The very best resource to assist is unquestionably Bob McKenzie’s list. The TSN reporter might be retired (the majority of the time), however he’s still the best-plugged guy around.

Why do I state that? Due to the fact that McKenzie bases his list not on what he believes, however on his conversations with various individuals who have both hands in the device. He does not miss out on a thing.

Even Kent Hughes mentioned Bob’s list last night. That provides you a concept …

And in his list, which was made the other day before the draft order was understood, McKenzie puts Cayden Lindstrom 5th, the one now owned by the Habs.

Obviously, the list has time to alter 1,000 times, so we’ll need to count on the most recent variation of the rankings, which will be launched prior to the real draft.

It’s still an outstanding idea that can motivate numerous a fan. His description of Lindstrom starts like this:

The 6’3 center of the Medicine Hat Tigers is a scorer …

Let’s simply state he harmonizes whatever the Habs are trying to find. Habs management should not prepare him simply for that, however let’s simply state it’s a fantastic very first point. #RememberJesperiKotkaniemi

A center would be much better than a left-handed defenseman, let’s face it. It would contribute to the club’s depth at the position, which might press a center to the wing. And I like that.

It’s likewise worth discussing that the Habs have not closed the door on a right-handed defenseman.

I actually would not mind a circumstance where Artyom Levshunov gets here in Montreal and Logan Mailloux is traded for a huge 20-21 year-old forward, let’s state.

Let’s not forget that next week, a huge conference with the club’s scouts is on the menu for the Habs. That’s when the club’s lineup will take shape and Kent Hughes, Jeff Gorton, Martin Lapointe and Nick Bobrov will have a great concept of what’s on the table.

Stay tuned.

In gusto

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