Habs Biggest Draft Booms and Busts since 2000

[LastWordArmy]

As the 2020 NHL Entry Draft approaches, we decided to examine each team’s best and worst pick since the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. The biggest boom is a player that had the best value relative to where they were selected. Meaning, no one in the first round will be considered a team’s best value pick. However, the biggest bust picks will almost always be in the first round. We will examine each player, why they were picked where they were, and what their NHL career was like. Today, we look at the Montreal Canadiens draft, and their biggest boom and bust.

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Montreal Canadiens Biggest Draft Boom and Bust Since 2000

Here is a taste with one of the honourable mentions

Victor Mete

Victor Mete has proven to be another notable boom draft pick for the Montreal Canadiens. He was drafted in the fourth round, 100th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. While defencemen normally take longer to develop and crack the NHL line up, that was not the case for Mete. Although still developing, Mete was able to crack the Habs lineup just one year after his draft year. He has seen a ton of ice time on the top pairing with Shea Weber and has developed into a smooth-skating puck-moving defenceman for the Habs. Despite being a fourth-round selection, Mete has played the 13th most games out of all players in his draft year with 171.

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[CHfan1]

Missing Tomas Plekanec as a notable boom. Drafted in round 3 pick 71. Since the 2000-2001 season he is Montreal’s leading goal and point scorer and is second in games played, 7th in points scored in his draft class, not bad for a third round pick.

But I do agree with your other choices.

 

[Notabaguette]

Fucale, Tinnordi bust

Streit was a big boom...9th round I think

 

[WatchfulElm]

Biggest booms : Tomas Plekanec, Brendan Gallagher, P.K. Subban, Jaroslav Halak, Mark Streit, Victor Mete, Yannick Weber, Artturi Lehkonen, Mikhail Grabovski, Sergei Kostitsyn, Cayden Primeau, Cale Fleury, Charles Hudon, Jake Evans

Biggest busts : David Fischer, Louis Leblanc, Jarred Tinordi, Nikita Scherbak, Michael McCarron, Marcel Hossa, Sebastian Collberg, Zachary Fucale, Alexander Perezhogin, Cory Urquhart, Kyle Chipchura

 

[mariolemieux66]

Biggest booms : Tomas Plekanec, Brendan Gallagher, P.K. Subban, Jaroslav Halak, Mark Streit, Victor Mete, Yannick Weber, Artturi Lehkonen, Mikhail Grabovski, Sergei Kostitsyn, Cayden Primeau, Cale Fleury, Charles Hudon, Jake Evans

Biggest busts : David Fischer, Louis Leblanc, Jarred Tinordi, Nikita Scherbak, Michael McCarron, Marcel Hossa, Sebastian Collberg, Zachary Fucale, Alexander Perezhogin, Cory Urquhart, Kyle Chipchura

6 first round busts.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

6 first round busts.

From his list : 8

I would also include Beaulieu to that list so 9.

 

[Kriss E]

Biggest booms : Tomas Plekanec, Brendan Gallagher, P.K. Subban, Jaroslav Halak, Mark Streit, Victor Mete, Yannick Weber, Artturi Lehkonen, Mikhail Grabovski, Sergei Kostitsyn, Cayden Primeau, Cale Fleury, Charles Hudon, Jake Evans

Biggest busts : David Fischer, Louis Leblanc, Jarred Tinordi, Nikita Scherbak, Michael McCarron, Marcel Hossa, Sebastian Collberg, Zachary Fucale, Alexander Perezhogin, Cory Urquhart, Kyle Chipchura

You boom list includes guys who aren't even NHLers yet..
How do you include Charles Hudon in the same list as PK Subban...

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I assumed boom was player that became pretty good in the NHL, not average/fringe.

 

[CheldishGamibno]

Biggest booms : Tomas Plekanec, Brendan Gallagher, P.K. Subban, Jaroslav Halak, Mark Streit, Victor Mete, Yannick Weber, Artturi Lehkonen, Mikhail Grabovski, Sergei Kostitsyn, Cayden Primeau, Cale Fleury, Charles Hudon, Jake Evans

Biggest busts : David Fischer, Louis Leblanc, Jarred Tinordi, Nikita Scherbak, Michael McCarron, Marcel Hossa, Sebastian Collberg, Zachary Fucale, Alexander Perezhogin, Cory Urquhart, Kyle Chipchura

If these guys are Booms, please promote me as the head scout of the Montreal Canadiens.

 

[Adam Michaels]

The biggest boom right now has to be Brendan Gallagher.

I do get the sense that the last few years, they drafted more booms than busts. But that is still to be determined.

 

[the]

Biggest boom Gallagher?

PK Subban, Tomas Plekanec, Jaroslav Halak and Mark Streit all had better careers than him.

 

[Notabaguette]

Biggest booms : Tomas Plekanec, Brendan Gallagher, P.K. Subban, Jaroslav Halak, Mark Streit, Victor Mete, Yannick Weber, Artturi Lehkonen, Mikhail Grabovski, Sergei Kostitsyn, Cayden Primeau, Cale Fleury, Charles Hudon, Jake Evans

Biggest busts : David Fischer, Louis Leblanc, Jarred Tinordi, Nikita Scherbak, Michael McCarron, Marcel Hossa, Sebastian Collberg, Zachary Fucale, Alexander Perezhogin, Cory Urquhart, Kyle Chipchura

Perezhogin got suspended for an entire season and never came back. He would have made the NHL.

 

[habsfan92]

Before reading the article I knew there were way,way more busts than booms. Too many 1st round busts.

 

[Treb]

If these guys are Booms, please promote me as the head scout of the Montreal Canadiens.

A 5th round pick with 2 50-point seasons and 3 20-goal seasons is not a boom for you?

 

[Adam Michaels]

Biggest boom Gallagher?

PK Subban, Tomas Plekanec, Jaroslav Halak and Mark Streit all had better careers than him.

Biggest boom right now is what I wrote. Meaning on the team.

 

[the]

Biggest boom right now is what I wrote. Meaning on the team.

Sorry, I can understand that it was a bit confusing since I wrote right after you but it wasn’t directed at you. It was more towards the article who had Gallagher as the biggest boom.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Sorry, I can understand that it was a bit confusing since I wrote right after you but it wasn’t directed at you. It was more towards the article who had Gallagher as the biggest boom.

All good!

 

[Michelangelo]

Andrei Markov

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