After a number of first round talents fell into the second round of this year’s NHL draft, the Montreal Canadiens were given an opportunity at getting a player ranked higher than their 47th overall spot. They elected to go in a different direction, however, selecting Luke Tuch, the younger brother of Vegas Golden Knights player Alex Tuch.
We did not write a pre-draft profile for Tuch in our preparation for this year’s selections, but our sister site at All About the Jersey have you covered.
After the Max Domi for Josh Anderson trade, Marc Bergevin indicated that he felt it was important to get bigger up front.