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Photo credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n
The Montreal Canadiens pulled off a masterstroke at the 2019 NHL Draft, and a new exercise has just confirmed it.<\/p>\n
Cole Caufield<\/a>, selected 15th overall seven years ago, climbs to the No. 3 spot in a re-draft of that class.Only Jack Hughes<\/a>, who remains first overall, and defenseman Moritz Seider<\/a>, who jumps to second overall, rank ahead of him.<\/p>\n That is a rise of 12 positions for the Canadiens’ No. 13, who just completed a 51-goal, 88-point season in 81 games.<\/p>\n And that is not all for Montreal Canadiens fans.<\/p>\n Defenseman Bowen Byram<\/a>, originally drafted fourth overall by the Colorado Avalanche in 2019, falls to 15th overall in this new exercise.<\/p>\n And it is the Montreal Canadiens who would land him at that position.<\/p>\n Cole Caufield confirms that the Montreal Canadiens pulled off a steal<\/p>\n With his 12 game-winning goals this season, the 25-year-old winger established himself as one of the NHL’s most reliable scorers.<\/p>\n Among the other surprises of this “re-draft,” goaltender Dustin Wolf<\/a> makes a spectacular jump of 208 spots to reach sixth overall, while Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe climbs 34 positions.Spencer Knight<\/a>, originally drafted 13th overall, ends up with the Edmonton Oilers in this exercise.<\/p>\n People will remember that then-general manager Marc Bergevin trusted his scouting staff by betting on a 5-foot-7 player at a time when very few teams were willing to take that risk in the first round.<\/p>\n Time proved him right, and Caufield continues to prove it over and over again.<\/p>\n Here are the top 16 selections from the 2019 class according to this exercise:<\/p>\n Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils (original rank: 1st)<\/p>\n Moritz Seider, New York Rangers (original rank: 6th)<\/p>\n Cole Caufield, Chicago Blackhawks (original rank: 15th)<\/p>\n Matthew Boldy, Colorado Avalanche (original rank: 12th)<\/p>\n Jackson LaCombe, Los Angeles Kings (original rank: 39th)<\/p>\n Dustin Wolf, Calgary Flames (original rank: 214th)<\/p>\n Spencer Knight, Edmonton Oilers (original rank: 13th)<\/p>\n Trevor Zegras, Anaheim Ducks (original rank: 9th)<\/p>\n Dylan Cozens, Philadelphia Flyers (original rank: 7th)<\/p>\n Bowen Byram, Montreal Canadiens (original rank: 4th)<\/p>\n Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n POLL<\/p>\n 5 HOURS AGO|65 ANSWERS<\/p>\n 2019 NHL re-draft places two players ahead of Caufield and sends defenseman to Canadiens<\/p>\n Do you think Cole Caufield should have been ranked even higher than third overall in this re-draft?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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