The Athletic’s mock draft: a winger and a defenseman (left-handed) for the Canadiens

In recent years, the Canadiens have drafted in the top-5. Juraj Slafkovsky, David Reinbacher and Ivan Demidov have been the picks.
But this year, the Canadiens won’t have the chance to draft as high. The Flames gave their 16th pick to the Habs for parting with Sean Monahan, and the Montreal club also has the 17th pick of the auction.
What will the Habs do with that? We’ll see next month.
But what’s important to note is that by drafting in the middle of the first round (if there