Canadiens Beat Predators to Land Young Star Thanks to Bold Move by Hughes and Bobrov
At the last NHL Draft, Kent Hughes and the Montreal Canadiens moved up in the second round to get their hands on young Alexander Zharovsky.
According to Alexandre Gascon's article for Radio-Canada, the Habs nearly missed out on the talented forward, as the Nashville Predators had him targeted with the 35th overall pick.
Hughes had to make a move for the 34th selection to beat Barry Trotz to the punch.
"On Saturday morning, however, Zharovsky was still available.
The Habs were set on him, and Bobrov knew he wouldn't still be on the board if they let the Nashville Predators pick at 35."
- Alexandre Gascon
The Habs were set on him, and Bobrov knew he wouldn't still be on the board if they let the Nashville Predators pick at 35."
- Alexandre Gascon
An Impressive Pipeline of Young Talent for the Montreal Canadiens
At the end of his tenure, Marc Bergevin had practically emptied the lineup of players from that region.
Only Alexander Romanov remained in the GM's plans.
The arrival of Nick Bobrov with the Habs, however, changed everything.
Several people confirmed this to the Radio-Canada journalist.
"With his contacts, Bobrov knows who he's dealing with, how the young player grew up, what his interests are, etc.
That has a direct impact."
- An NHL scout
"Yes, his presence has an influence."
- A recruiter from a Western Conference team
That has a direct impact."
- An NHL scout
"Yes, his presence has an influence."
- A recruiter from a Western Conference team
Since Bobrov's arrival, the team has added Ivan Demidov, Alexander Zharovsky, Bogdan Konyushkov, Yevgeni Volokhin, Makar Khanin, and Arseni Radkov (a Belarusian).
We're clearly far from the vision of the previous management..
We'll have to wait and see how he develops in the coming years, but for now, even just with Demidov, things are off to a great start!
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| Nick Bobrov | 1662 | 88.7 % |
| Trevor Timmins | 212 | 11.3 % |
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