With the 2022 NHL Draft Lottery set to take place on May 10, Montreal Hockey Now has prepared its Pre-Lottery NHL Draft Rankings. Montreal Hockey Now’s Marco D’Amico was hard at work this season to follow the youngsters available for the 2022 NHL Draft and has dressed the list you see below. With the Montreal Canadiens having the top odds going into the NHL Draft Lottery and a guarantee of picking in the top-3, this list will help give you an idea of who the Habs could be picking in the first three selections on July 7. On top of their own 1st round pick, the Canadiens also own Calgary’s 1st round pick, which they acquired in the Tyler Toffoli trade earlier this year. That selection is projected to land between 25th and 32nd overall depending on the Flames’ playoff performance, making the players ranked between 20 and 32very relevant for Canadiens fans. Lastly, the Montreal Canadiens also own the coveted first pick in the second round, 33rd overall, due to finishing last in the NHL Standings. Any player that could fall out of the first round, for whatever reason, could also be a target for the Canadiens as they pick first on Day 2 of the 2022 NHL Draft.
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