Canadiens Land Surprising Player in Bold 2020 NHL Re-Draft That Shakes Up the Top Picks
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The excellent Instagram page Puck Empire just published a very interesting exercise for Montreal Canadiens fans regarding the draft.
They redid the 2020 draft order, using the information we have today. In other words, they determined what the 2020 draft order would look like if it were held today.
The result is quite fascinating.
Dawson Mercer Sent to the Montreal Canadiens in This 2020 Draft Re-Do
Here are the results:
1st overall pick: Jake Sanderson, to the New York Rangers.
He replaces Alexis Lafrenière.
He replaces Alexis Lafrenière.
2nd overall pick: Tim Stützle, to the Los Angeles Kings.
He replaces Quinton Byfield.
He replaces Quinton Byfield.
3rd overall pick: Lucas Raymond, to the Ottawa Senators.
He replaces Tim Stützle.
He replaces Tim Stützle.
4th overall pick: Seth Jarvis, to the Detroit Red Wings.
He replaces Lucas Raymond.
He replaces Lucas Raymond.
5th overall pick: Brock Faber, to the Ottawa Senators.
He replaces Jake Sanderson.
He replaces Jake Sanderson.
6th overall pick: Quinton Byfield, to the Anaheim Ducks.
He replaces Jamie Drysdale.
He replaces Jamie Drysdale.
7th overall pick: Anton Lundell, to the New Jersey Devils.
He replaces Alex Holtz.
He replaces Alex Holtz.
9th overall pick: JJ Peterka, to the Minnesota Wild.
He replaces Marco Rossi.
He replaces Marco Rossi.
10th overall pick: Marco Rossi, to the Winnipeg Jets.
He replaces Cole Perfetti.
He replaces Cole Perfetti.
That completes the top 10, but it continues for the Montreal Canadiens.
13th overall pick: Alexis Lafrenière, to the Carolina Hurricanes.
He replaces Seth Jarvis.
He replaces Seth Jarvis.
16th overall pick: Dawson Mercer, to the Montreal Canadiens.
He replaces Kaiden Guhle.
He replaces Kaiden Guhle.
It's definitely a very interesting exercise. What's your opinion on this ranking?
It's interesting (and unfortunate) to see how far Alexis Lafrenière has fallen, going from 1st overall to 13th.
It's also interesting to see Kaiden Guhle's rise, now landing in the top 12 of this re-draft.
Check out the full ranking:
Dawson Mercer, 23 years old, is a 6-foot, 180-pound center who has recorded 167 points in 328 games - including 36 points last season with the Devils.
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AOUT 6 | 2060 ANSWERS Canadiens Land Surprising Player in Bold 2020 NHL Re-Draft That Shakes Up the Top Picks Out of curiosity, would you trade Kaiden Guhle for Alexis Lafrenière? | ||
| Yes | 330 | 16 % |
| No | 1730 | 84 % |
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