Proposed controversial blockbuster trade involving projected first overall pick Connor Bedard!

Like all teams at the bottom of the NHL standings, the Montreal Canadiens are again in the running to win the draft lottery and this year’s winner will undoubtedly select generational talent Connor Bedard.

At the moment, the Canadiens are 28th in the league’s standings, giving them an 8.5% chance to select first overall and an 8.8% chance to pick second. However, if they failed to win the lottery on May 8, a Montreal radio station suggested a controversial blockbuster trade to make sure they get the franchise-changing player.

BPM Sports took to Twitter to asked Habs’ fans if they would consider trading Canadiens’ captain Nick Suzuki and star forward Cole Caufield to land the first overall pick and select Bedard for a rebuild in Montreal.

The radio station got close to 7000 votes and reactions on the poll, with fans refusing to part with Suzuki and Caufield if the Canadiens cannot win the lottery.

Prior to the deadline, there were a multitude of trades involving first-round picks at the 2023 trade deadline. As a result, the Canadiens, Columbus Blue Jackets, Arizona Coyotes, Detroit Red Wings, Nashville Predators, Blackhawks and San Jose Sharks all have two selections in the first round, and the St. Louis Blues own three. The Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins all traded away their first-round draft picks and don’t have a selection within the first 32 picks.

However, trading the two faces of the franchise in Montreal to land Bedard might not be the right call.

But also, Bedard is a beast, and one and a lifetime saviour for any club at the bottom of the standings. He racked up 71 goals and 72 assists in just 57 games for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League this season. Bedard was the first player to earn exceptional status in the WHL after scoring 43 goals and 84 points in 36 games for West Van Academy Prep’s U18 team, leading the Canadian Sports School Hockey League (CSSHL) in scoring and earning MVP honours as a 14 year old. Bedard’s dream season with the Pats is now over, and he shifts his focus to the NHL Draft lottery. Like most hockey fans whose teams are out of the postseason.

When it comes to the poll by BPM Sports, it’s a tough call, but really, the fans in Montreal seemed to have may the right one.

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