Montreal Canadiens discuss potential picks ahead of NHL Entry Draft
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In just three days, the Habs will pick first in the NHL Entry Draft for the first time since 1980, and the hype around their potential choice is growing.
In just three days, the Habs will get top pick in the NHL Entry Draft for the first time since 1980, and the hype around their potential choice is growing amid pressure to improve the team’s standing.
On Monday, the organization held a press conference ahead of the draft that will be held in Montreal on Thursday.
General Manager Kent Hughes and Vincent Lacavalier met with the media, but they are keeping their potential choices under wraps for now.
What we do know is that they are looking at three players very closely: Juraj Slafkovsky, Logan Cooley and Shane Wright.
Wright, an Ontario native, plays in the OHL with the Kingston Frontenacs. He is a right-handed centreman who tips the scales at 200 pounds, measuring six-feet-one-inch in height.
He’s 18 years old.
Lecavalier, who is a special adviser for the Habs, says he talked to Wright over the phone.
“It’s been three years that people have been talking about him being the number one prospect,” said Lecavalier, who was the No. 1 draft pick in 1998. “It was about understanding how he was dealing with that.”
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