Montreal has struggled at the draft table in recent years, and their asset management has been questionable as well.
The goaltending of Carey Price covers up a lot of deficiencies in their game, but the team needs to improve their draft and development track record. Since 2005 when Montreal drafted Price in the first round, they have either missed on their pick or since traded it away.
Players that were misses include David Fisher (0 NHL Games played), Louis Leblanc (50 career NHL GP), Jared Tinordi (54 GP), and the jury are still out on Michael McCarron and Nikita Scherbak.