Fans of 30 NHL fanbases had to watch along as the Montreal Canadiens played in the 2021 Stanley Cup Final. It was a surprising performance from a team that didn’t look much like a contender leading into the post-season.
The debt owed to the hockey gods for that run came due this year, as the Habs ended up dead last in the league. The organization now looks ahead to the draft, but there are some storylines still to follow in the post-season before the team adds a bucket load of prospects in July.
Several of the draft picks the Habs now hold were returns for some of their more valuable players, ones who had been with the team for quite a while.