Canadiens Sign Jared Davidson; Forego Rights to 3 Players - The Hockey Writers Canadiens Prospects Latest News, Analysis & More

When a prospect gets drafted by an NHL team, they may feel like they made it, like the hardest part is over but that's seldom the case unless you are a generational player. Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby arrived in the NHL straight after being drafted, but most drafted players are a work in process. The deeper you go in a draft, the more unlikely you'll be a top player in the NHL; there are exceptions, but not many. Yesterday, the time had come for the Montreal Canadiens to decide what they wanted to do with four prospects drafted in 2022, Kent Hughes' first crop.