Habs Trade Up to Select Gleb Pugachyov 26th Overall
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The Habs made a trade with Vegas to move up two spots from 28 to 26 on Friday night. With that selection, they selected Russian winger Gleb Pugachyov.
The Habs made a trade with Vegas to move up two spots from 28 to 26 on Friday night. With that selection, they selected Russian winger Gleb Pugachyov.
The first round of this year’s draft takes place on Friday starting at 7:00 PM ET while rounds two through seven will be on Saturday beginning at 11:00 AM ET. Sportsnet, TVA Sports, and ESPN have coverage of Round 1 while Sportsnet and the NHL Network will also televise Day 2.
For the second straight day, the Habs have made a minor swap of prospects. The Canadiens traded defenceman William Trudeau to the Rangers in exchange for winger Brett Berard.
The Habs have swung a trade although it’s not as big as many of the other ones around the NHL. The Canadiens announced that they have acquired forward Hunter McKown from Columbus in exchange for winger Luke Tuch.
We’re a little less than a week from the qualifying offer deadline, at which point the Habs need to make decisions on several players, including Kirby Dach. Unfortunately for the team, there aren’t really any good options for the 25-year-old.
During Montreal’s run to the Eastern Conference Final, a lack of size and grit started to become more noticeable as the series went on. As a result, they could be looking to address that at the draft next week. If so, winger Casey Mutryn could be one to watch for at 28th overall.
The Habs had themselves a playoff run that few were expecting, making it to the Eastern Conference Final. Now, let’s look back and evaluate their performance with some report cards, starting with the forwards.
With individual awards now done with, the NHL revealed its end-of-season teams on Friday. A pair of Habs made the All-Rookie team while another landed on the Second All-Star Team.
There will be a change behind the bench in Laval next season. On Thursday, the Seattle Kraken announced that Pascal Vincent, previously the head coach of the Rocket, has joined the Kraken as an assistant coach.
Earlier this month, a pair of Habs received some end-of-season honours with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield taking home trophies. Now, one of their prospects has received an end-of-season award with Adam Engstrom being named to the AHL 2025-26 Top Prospects Team.