Juraj Slafkovsky may not start the season in Montreal according to Jeff Gorton

"Owen Power was picked first overall and returned with [the University of] Michigan. We will make the best decision for him. I'd like to think he'll be ready, we'll give him every opportunity, but if he's not ready, we can react."

"Slafkovsky has a profile that is very hard to find with his size, his power and his skating stroke. When you look at him, you think he's a big guy, but when you see his face, you'd think he was 16 years old. There's a lot of room for improvement."

"We're trying to look at the positive. We got the first pick, we were able to make some trades and add some young players. I think we're starting to turn the corner.

"When I was in New York, there were always players who wanted to come to New York. In Boston, we also had people who wanted to come. That's what we have to do. We have to create that environment."