«Primeau, 24 years old, was drafted with the 199th overall pick (in the 7th round) of the 2017 draft.
But in 2017, the Canadiens did not have a seventh-round pick.
Indeed, thanks to a trade with the Flyers, Montreal was able to get this 199th overall pick and thus draft Cayden Primeau.»
However, here's the new information in question. Primeau was a second-round pick according to the official list of the Habs! (and the third goalie overall)
«But what you need to know about the 2017 draft, the Canadiens had Cayden Primeau in the second round of their mock draft. He was ranked third, behind Jake Oettinger and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Let's just say these aren't minor names.» - Raphael Simard
We also learn that, that year, the Canadiens did not want to draft a goalie. They already had Carey Price (at the peak of his career), Charlie Lindgren, and Zachary Fucale, among others.
However, when they saw a second-round pick (according to them) slip to the 7th round, they felt compelled to seize this value.
This value thus became Cayden Primeau. Interesting!
All this comes from Mathias Brunet, at BPM Sports. The club
In 2017, 20 goalies were selected before Primeau, which is huge.