The Montreal Canadiens entered the 2013 NHL Entry Draft in prime position to give the organization a major injection of young talent. With six picks in the first three rounds, there was a lot hype surrounding the team as it headed to New Jersey.
On the first pick, the team went slightly off the board to grab a player whose main skill was being big, and that particular gamble to select Michael McCarron hasn’t paid off.
The first two of three selections made in the second round haven’t yielded a top roster player, either, as Zachary Fucale toils away in the minor leagues and Jacob de la Rose straddles the boundary between top-line AHLer and NHL fourth-liner.