The Montreal Canadiens have some pressing needs to fill when they draft at ninth overall this year. If they can get a player who figures to be able to fill one of those needs right away, all the better. One of those needs is scoring depth, particularly on the wing, and Pierre-Luc Dubois could end up being one of the few NHL-ready players in the draft.
Some may consider his name and place of origin as cause for consternation. The last time that the Habs took a Québecois player with their first-round pick, it was Louis Leblanc, and that didn't work out for them so well.