The Montreal Canadiens under Marc Bergevin are no stranger to third overall picks coming to Montreal and being shuttled between centre and wing. They are also no stranger to skilled players going between top lines and so-called fourth lines.
But enough about Jonathan Drouin.
What? Did you think I was going to say Alex Galchenyuk?
Needless to say, there’s a lot of baggage that comes with Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Development has been so bad in recent years that every setback in a non-linear manner has people feeling or thinking about an f word.
But there’s no need to fret.