With the 2022 NHL Draft a little over a month away, MHN has put together their updated Draft Rankings for this year’s draft class. Montreal Hockey Now’s Marco D’Amico spent the last month watching additional footage of draft-eligible players for the 2022 NHL Draft and updated his previous Draft Rankings accordingly. In addition to the 1st overall pick, the Canadiens also own the Calgary Flames‘ 1st round pick, which is now confirmed to be 26th overall and the coveted first pick in the second round, 33rd overall, due to finishing last in the NHL Standings. The top three players in this draft seem to be set in stone at this time, with Shane Wright, Juraj Slafkovsky and Logan Cooley all vying to be selected 1st overall. Although Wright remains the odds on favourite to go 1st overall, there has been a lot of talk about Slafkovsky or Cooley possibly edging him out as the 1st overall pick come July 7 in Montreal. There has been some movement around the Top-10 as well, with Simon Nemec officially overtaking David Jiricek as the top defenceman available in this draft class.
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