Official: Habs get 16th pick in next draft

The NHL draft lottery took place this evening. For the first time since 2021, the Habs’ pick wasn’t part of the lottery… but there were still implications for the Montreal team.
In fact, the club had to keep an eye on the Flames’ pick, which had the 16th best chances of winning the lottery. In the (very probable) event that this pick didn’t win the lottery, it would belong to the Habs.
And had it won the lottery, the Flames would have kept their pick (which would h