MONTREAL, QC - OCTOBER 17: A detail of the Montreal Canadiens logo is seen during the first period against the Minnesota Wild at the Bell Centre on October 17, 2019 in Montreal, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Minnesota Wild 4-0. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
There wasn’t a whole lot riding on the Montreal Canadiens pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. After a magical 2020-21 season, that saw a mediocre 24-20-11 record in the regular season give way into a remarkable Cinderella run to the Stanley Cup Finals, Montreal, in reality, had nothing to prove going into this off-season.