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Canadiens: Looking Back on Montreal’s Expansion Draft History

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 21: The Team Store for the Seattle Kraken, the NHL's newest franchise, opens for business on August 21, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jim Bennett/Getty Images)

Well, less than 5 years after the Vegas Golden Knights took the stage in the last NHL Expansion Draft, another one is already upon us, something Montreal Canadiens fans are no stranger to. Ever since being formally introduced as the NHL’s newest team a few months ago, the Seattle Kraken have taken the league and its fans by storm (no pun intended), in what should be a busy off-season for GM Ron Francis.