Eric Engels of Sportsnet: Plenty of speculation that the Montreal Canadiens will select Jesperi Kotkaniemi with their first-round pick. A week ago it looked like the Canadiens were going to select Filip Zadina. Renaud Lavoie reported on Tuesday that the Canadiens had dinner with Brady Tkachuk in Buffalo, but no decision about the No. 3 pick had been made.
Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin on trading down and acquiring a roster/nhl-ready player for their No. 3 pick.
“As much as a team wants to move back or move up, if there’s no takers or buyers then you just sit where you’re at,” Bergevin said on Saturday.