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The Canadiens have the 5th first-round pick, 26th overall

Habs headlines: Canadiens first-round picks 5th, 26th overall

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July 7, 2022; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; Shane Wright at the Bell Center after being selected as the fourth overall pick by the Seattle Kraken in the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft. | Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • Now that the second round is over, we know that the first round pick Montreal acquired from the Winnipeg Jets in the Sean Monahan trade will go 26th overall. (RDS)
  • Montreal appears intent on drafting or acquiring a goal-scoring winger. (fourth stage)
  • Did the Vancouver Canucks lose one of their best players in the playoffs? Canadians can communicate very well. (The Montreal Gazette)
  • Oliver Kapanen scored against Finland in the World Cup on Monday. All four Canadiens players will be in action on Tuesday. (Canadiens.com)

Around the league and elsewhere

  • Vancouver threatened Edmonton's three-goal lead late, but the Oilers won Game 7 3-2 to advance to the Western Conference finals. (NHL.com)
  • Full conference final schedule. (NHL.com)
  • Regardless of the team sitting in front of him, Pete DeBoer has become a mainstay in the NHL's Final Four. (Sportsnet)
  • Ondrej Kase wants to return to the NHL. (TSN)
  • Reviewing goaltender interference requires too much guesswork about skaters' intentions and the likely future actions of goaltenders, and the NHL would be better off ditching them altogether. (athletic)

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