One name within the Montreal Canadiens organization has come up a lot in the last 24 hours. If you thought of Cole Caufield, you’d be right, but the “more” right answer is Alexander Romanov.
The 19-year-old was the Habs first second-round pick in 2019 which they originally acquired in the deal for Phillip Danault. Romanov was a total unknown when Montreal called his name out, but he’s impressed many ever since. He made it to the KHL as a teenager, be it as a seventh defenceman, playing in 43 games for CSKA Moscow (1 goal and 3 assists) and was a force for Team Russia at the World Juniors winning the award for best defenceman.