Inside the Canadiens Draft meetings | Behind-the-scenes at the 2018 NHL Draft

[@Mat-JueLapointe-Desrosiers]

Well, Bergevin was wrong. 6 years later Poehling and Kotkaniemi are 3rd/4th line centers.

[@p.hhenry4454]

Marc Bergevin went from a fool to a genius in the span of 1 year by : drafting Kotkaniemi over Filip Zadina trading Pacioretty for Tatar, Nick Suzuki and a 2nd round pick. trading Galchenyuk for Max Domi

[@RiseFromTheAshZ]

Drafting Romanov

[@emilelangeant9927]

Cayden Primeau as a backup gk, Jesse from finland, ryan poehling from usa (mvp)

[@NipFungoli]

drafting poehling, romanov, primeau

[@danxpath]

Was he a fool ? Byron for free. Danault for Weise and Fleischmann, Shaw for 2 second pick, Weber... even Drouin’s trade was not thaaaat bad !

[@vmi4172]

Lol I would never put his name in the same sentence as the word genius but he did redeem himself. Up to that point he was neck n neck with Ken Holland as the worst GM in hockey this decade.

[@czarii2422]

I’m a Bruins Fan. I feel as if Marc is underrated and the things he has done for this team, from my perspective, are just fantastic. Keep up the great work Marc! :)

[@41italia]

yeah I agree, we are actually building through the draft like a team is supposed too. it's going to take 2-3 years but of course habs fans have zero patience and are bi polar

[@Mikaelbg]

Funny how all of those 6 months old comments saying "fire Bergevin"... This is why MB is a GM and you fools aren't.

[@blondedzero]

MB is a good GM fr since 2016 I’ve loved every move he has made

[@p.hhenry4454]

I admit I was one of his detractor in 2018. I trust him now.

[@yoyolol22]

He keeps proving everyone wrong and shuts them up

[@HughJazz38]

Beautiful trade bringing in Tomas Tatar, Nick Suzuki and 1st rounder for a guy that had to go. Full marks to Bergeron.

[@dominaterxrv21]

C'est le genre de contenu que les amateurs méritent! Bravo à l'organisation du CH!

[@mtlhabsss]

ca merite plus un directeur general (GM) qui est pas aussi incompetent

[@dominaterxrv21]

Alfred Vega une chose à la fois! ^^

[@alexandreplourde2827]

@@mtlhabsss va te couché comique bergevin reste lun des meilleurs du métier

[@mtlhabsss]

Alexandre Plourde j’espère que tu as pas sérieux que c’est une blague.? LOL

[@Taooflu]

I love the kid KK, a really smart player and what a great positive attitude.

[@habcast3978]

Epic FAIL!

[@emilecouture5874]

Every comments in this section looks stupid right now this draft was elite

[@Thug-dr5cz]

Until it wasn't...

[@elvisisalive2716]

LOL

[@elvisisalive2716]

@@emilecouture5874 typical habs homer what a putz

[@pb1090]

So im back here .... kokatniemi was a really really good choice

[@michaelb4833]

Was there ever any doubt?

[@maximegoncalves1076]

@@michaelb4833 lol

[@pottytheparrot310]

pb1090 And Domi and Tatar was a good trade.

[@crabman113]

Now look at him in the playoffs.

[@alvimatin5023]

Only looks better

[@HughJazz38]

Also love the Max Domi trade.

[@mdemach]

Me too ! lol

[@hughjanus1557]

@@mdemach dude, you just get out of prison? That was 2 years ago!

[@Willbeaudoinpt]

@@hughjanus1557 the new

[@samuelhung5606]

Marc only getting wingers is a meme now, and he knows it, just watch the smile at 7:15

[@rodin3872]

Hillis is a center, out of their 9 picks they drafted a whopping 7 centers

[@thechozenwarrior62]

Easy to say it 5 years later but on draft day in 2018 i knew, Brady Tkachuk was the guy. I dont even know how it was a debate, franchise ruining pick rigjt there at 3rd overall.

[@BryantBaker-wf5fd]

6 years later and this has aged horribly

[@Akagami_98]

IM FROM THE FUTURE, KK WAS A TERRIBLE PICK 😭😭

[@codekhalil6437]

Ahem. I'll say it "Well done Bergevin. You've made some excellent moves for this season." Hab fans are entitled. Way to shut them up.

[@briankelly5432]

Code Khalil Oh yeah. Yep. We're actually good.

[@jean-michelc.8212]

At 9:31, Timmins looked like pissed off by Marc's decision to move back the 62th pick. He wanted to pick Cam Hillis at that time. He finally got him at 66th. Nice little gamble by Marc here !

[@kiepyon1]

i don't think their 3rd pick was bad

[@HughJazz38]

Bergeron has done very well at draft over past 3 years. We will see the finished product beginning 2020

[@janijonkkari4890]

Pun intentted?

[@hotsauce7985]

You all should get fired by not taking Brady Tkachuk

[@Lucky.27_]

Bergevin ain’t looking like a fool anymore

[@maximegoncalves1076]

2019 anybody? All those fire bergevin comments. Where are you now guys? I forgot about you.

[@coreychammond]

This comment section ages like fine wine. Retooled a lifeless team into a playoff team in one summer all while freeing up massive cap space. On top of that, they’re the youngest team in the nhl and the prospect pool is arguably top 5 now. Suzuki, poehling, Kotkaniemi, Romanov, ylonen, brook, primeau, ikonen... well done Marc. Best Montreal GM since I’ve been alive.

[@plfrofr004]

As a Leafs fan, please please PLEASE!!! Keep Bergevin

[@drayalgo]

Do you want to see habs fans suffer?!?!?!?

[@rodin3872]

obviously

[@czarii2422]

Bruins fan here, totally agree.

[@pottytheparrot310]

HockeyLife 8 Everyone does. Montreal has history Bergevin isn’t the only bad thing to happen. Patrick Roy, The disastrous Carey Price deal, trading Subban for an aging unhealthy Shea Weber, and trading Galchenyuk for Domi.

[@cjvs1604]

Drayalgo YES!

[@Jayf78]

Obviously I am a Leafs fan and as such I really love what Bergevin has done with the Habs in the last few years. Keeping Bergevin will ensure all of us Leafs fans will be happy for years to come :)

[@michaelb4833]

same song and dance since 1967. ooof, change the tune. our ears are bleeding.

[@198634]

Larry Lunchbucket oh trust me - we as leafs nation are now playing a different tune and every team in the nhl is gonna hear it and hear it loud !!

[@genregurl]

Good ole Leafs fans chirping and putting the horse before the carriage. Weren't you guys chirping last year too? Weren't you all confident in a Stanley cup final appearance with Marner and Matthews and Babcock and fam? Wait, tell me again, what happened there? Oh that's right, a 2nd round exit. 😂 Now you Have Tavares so the bullshit begins again. See you on the golf course after the 2nd round. You're notorious for chocking. I can only respect teams that smack talk after they've won the right. If you were a pens fan, etc, I might take you serious.

[@DylanMorrow48]

genregurl you one ugggly chick

[@EricCharland]

AT least, we didn't lose on purpose tp get 1st pick overall...

[@gerrycoppola2076]

Who does Marc Bergevin work for again?

[@jean-philippedoyon9904]

At 4:21 i think they talk about Jesse Ylonen...same finnish scout analysis...

[@JMBproducts]

Je pense c’est le bon choix que le CH a fait avec Kotkaniemi

[@deeshmond]

Always curious who the scouts/staff are talking about when they talk about guys they don’t like

[@alfie3836]

didnt agree with the pick in the beginning, but looking like a solid pick up at #3. They haven't been as bad as predicted so its been surprising

[@smallbuj7605]

The habs made the playoff 3 times since Bergevin is in place, I have no problem with him. There is a lot of good young players among the team that could make a difference as soon as next season. I feel like this year they did the right thing drafting a bunch of centers and maybe next year they’ll get some much needed young defensemen if they still finish in the bottom of the league. Every cup winners had to go through a rough phase except maybe Boston, so I’m willing to go through it as a fan.

[@alvimatin5023]

Our team is looking so much brighter now than it used to

[@vinnie2033]

Excellent choice

[@Mikgwerd]

I wish more teams would do these kinds of videos

[@patbibo6139]

FIRE BERGEVIN? NOPE HAHAHA

[@laurent29093]

let him do his things

[@coqmajestueux]

Love the new campaign of transparency, would be nice if they could do more updates as things occur and change though, within reason ofc, but overall they're better

[@eatmyclock]

THE FANS WANT HIM GONE. #FIREBERGEGOOF

[@preving]

if the fans want him gone, they should stop watching the games man

[@maximegoncalves1076]

Well he didn't have a too bad summer did he?

[@anthonykyle6770]

Nightmare fuel

[@Citizen__X1]

#BergevinOut

[@hugolabrie5802]

Funny to see all these so called fans hate on bergevin so much. He litteraly turned a 28th team into a playoff contender in one summer

[@sebastienlapointe4558]

I like the Kotkaniemi selection.

[@desmondd8416]

Who was the guy who said he wouldn't touch merkley in the 7th round? Haha.

[@TheDragonSmasher]

as a ventilation fan, please keep him

[@MainOffenderKZ]

merci pour kotkaniemi.

[@ReverbMod]

Avez-vous une version avec sous-titre en français?

[@benjaminmeunier9050]

Tu peux choisir la langue des sous-titres en clickant sur le bouton paramètre en bas à droite de la vidéo.

[@stevenst6337]

I wonder who they were talking about when that one guy said “wouldn’t touch him in the 7th round” maybe Zadina lmaooo

[@dennis9707]

Berge is a genius , you just wait and see. Be ready to be shocked this season.

[@foragingfleur]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@HyperReatik4]

starsgirl0414 oh how blind were you😂

[@ImNyts]

👀

[@kylebrake8219]

Martin Lapointe Looks Absolutey Jacked

[@michaelb4833]

Even Timmins lol. what a beast

[@tsifty1]

So Koki, Poehling and Suzuki down the middle. Hmmmm.... tough changes should be coming in 3 years.

[@VicHalen07]

Can't say that Canadiens didn't make a good decision here choosing Kotkaniemi

[@average.outaouais.enjoyer]

Pourquoi tout le monde chiale les Canadiens sont bons cette année. Good job Bergevin !

[@BawsMode]

#FireMB

[@edouardthomassin9943]

Dude420 lol

[@seeeLAH1]

"we got all these picks, I want to trade those" ahah

[@cam3760]

The amount of premature dunking because he was a decent 3C in his rookie year is hilarious when you look at what Tkachuk, Hughes, and Dobson have done and are potentially capable of doing

[@jean-philippedoyon9904]

At 4:56...i think they talk about Zadina...would make a lot of sense..

[@19coyote5oh9]

Fire bergivin

[@RThockey437]

9:25 Body language is everything.

[@obey2dmax]

Please Habs let Jesperi Kotkaniemi develop at least a year more and then bring him in, there is a good chance he can be Anze Kopitar 2.0 ...From Kings Fan!😉✌

[@ethanmitchell4625]

This aged well. They sent him to Europe for a year now look at him…

[@vinnie2033]

I believe after next season.. there will be many teams trying to get MB over Montreal. There is a chance Marc will walk and go to another team.

[@ianfoster750]

BYE MARK

[@bertvanular4007]

Bergevin had an excellent summer and Habs are doing just fine so I have a better idea. How about you leave instead?

[@jackcorcoran1778]

Fire bergevin

[@SamuelDuplessis12]

Jack Corcoran how about he just resigns from the GM job and keep his executive vice-president job.

[@1974gladiateur]

Yes sir

[@GofinkleGaming]

I was a lifelong Habs fan up until they traded Subban. Marc Bergevin has single handedly put this franchise back 10 years. An absolute crook who's too busy wondering what suit to wear. Should've been fired when suggesting trading Subban.

[@benholmes2056]

Bellches100 now the isn't looking too bad kotkaniemi is way better than Zadina

[@bryanhalden9741]

Zadina couldnt even crack a garbage red wings line up lol... yeah, we totally picked the wrong guy lmaooo

[@mr.turdlybird4387]

Revealing the draft lottery is way too dramatic

[@rickychardzz]

What is wrong with you guys ??? Marc hired Joël Bouchard and Dominique Ducharme, he didnt trade all his picks for orielly ??? He didnt let carey price leave like john tavares did??? He didnt sign people 6 millions for 5 years ??I think he is doing a fine job this summer , he has a plan and people can’t see it.... ill say give him another 3 years

[@41italia]

agreed. most people are just blindly hating him. most people have no idea how hockey works, plus he made a great trade today getting rid of Pacioretty. this team will be impressive again in about 2-3 years

[@bertvanular4007]

@@41italia Agreed. Our young prospects looked great at WJC Habs are already competitive this year and we still have a boatload of draft picks for 2019

[@db_41000]

I’m not even a Habs fan and I want this guy fired

[@InsideTSX]

D Bail So you dont know anything about hockey

[@mfrancatoferrante]

Kotkaniemi is elite and all Habs fans are idiots

[@jbarah1035]

@@mfrancatoferrante u can't blame us for wanting him fired at the time. I'll admit that he absolutely smashed this past off-season

[@drayalgo]

#OUTWITHBERGEVIN

[@xwirelesss]

@André Lussier il a meme pas repondu ce fake fan

[@teigetsu1528]

All the habs fans ranting at Bergevin are so funny :)

[@gangstercapitalism]

As a Leafs fan, I feel bad for Canadiens fans, how can this Bergevin guy still have his job? They need to do a full tear down and rebuild like Brendan Shanahan did with the Maple Leafs.

[@41italia]

it's called a rebuild. he's made 1 or 2 mistakes but for the most part people are just blindly hating him because it's the cool thing to do. he made an awesome trade today getting rid of pacioretty and the last 2 drafts look good for the habs. they will be relevant again in 2-3 years

[@illumina91]

Marc Bergevin : ya hello? hello? ya what do you want? LMAOO , tells Timmins hold on wait , ya we will do that , Timmins look pissed montreal trade for later pick

[@FooFahFoeFum]

Power skating courses is the key in all hockey development. Bring the top 20 prospects together on one rink, with 3 or 4 power skating coaches, (videotaped) and have them do/skate, 2 one hour sessions per day, four hours apart, for 10 straight days. Miracles happen before your eyes, when players are properly power skated, nourished and rested between sessions............ Remember, Noah's Ark was built by AMATEURS and the TITANIC was built by so called EXPERTS ... Think out of the box and you will succeed.

[@olivierdroletst-cyr9353]

This is just so funny looking at all the comments after 5 months. Boy are these trolls eating their words now

[@genevievedblais9342]

Would it be possible to hire a new president Hockey? Honestly, just to give me some hope... I'm tired of the idea to just make a team who only try to make the playoff... I want a team who aspire to win a Stanley Cup in the next 20 years... Please...

[@dimazed870]

Fake fan

[@elvisisalive2716]

Going to regret not getting Zadina, or one of those sweet dmen at 3. Instead we got a 2nd line C with a knee brace, who has been sheltered by his dad in the elite league.

[@TheZombieTryhards]

Elvisisalive new to hockey?

[@elvisisalive2716]

Also good friends with 2 pro scouts, one in Vancouver, one that travels from Espoo to Jyväskylä, and even he had JK ranked 9. So I would rather rebuild with Zadina or a D, than a second line C.

[@robrick9361]

And he didn't even play center this year. Terrible pick.

[@TheZombieTryhards]

@@robrick9361 great pick

[@LegoGBlok]

| Zadina: 2g+2a=4pts +/- - 9 for the Griffins (AHL) | Kotkaniemi: 2g+4a=6pts +/- +1 for the Habs |

[@bradmarchand8646]

5:23 I can't believe the Habs hired a WWE wrestler as one of their scouts.

[@patriciacampbell2460]

Dont give up 💚🏆

[@andy-kai-chan]

Tough spot. If you expect the team to be in playoffs every year, no chance to rebuild. But then if you continually fail, risk becoming like the OIlers.

[@remolalougarou6512]

Not fired yet ??

[@TheRealitzamechrispratt]

Interesting video.

[@floxy20]

Dirty little secret: it's all a crap shoot. You're drafting 18 year olds; half of their brains have yet to develop.

[@purplerabbit638]

That's true. I'm 39 years old today and I still have the mental age of a 10 year old.

[@kronosleblu888]

Dorian probably looks up to this guy and vice versa.

[@blueberrybonanza9747]

People don't understand hockey, they think a team will be good forever, habs poor drafting reflected on their roster, it happens all the time to many teams, the habs never had a chance to win in the first place anyways even before they traded Subban, habs have a beautiful future down the middle now, in 3-4 years it will be one of the best if it all goes well Kotkaniemi-Poehling-Danault-Olofsson + DLR would be a great middle and if Olofsson becomes what he is projected, he would be shifted to the wing, I am hoping if Kotkaniemi is ready for the NHL this season they put him with Lehkonen and Armia as a line, 3 Fins would light it up in my opinion, not to mention Armia and Kotkaniemi are very close friends, if you look at this line it is a dream line for coaches, possibly perfect chemistry, all 3 are prior to their primes giving them opportunity to build, Lehkonen is a sniper, Kotkaniemi is a playmaker and Armia is a power forward (No I am not making Chel 18 references) If Armia is put in a position where he can excel and Lehkonen has a rebound year I can see both these guys scoring 15-25 goals and since they are relatively young they can probably still build on skill aswell. We got a good future on offense (Drouin, Domi, Kotkaniemi, Poehling, Lehkonen, Hudon, Olofsson, Scherbak, Armia, Danault, Peca for all players under 25 and Gally and Shaw being 26 just entering their true prime) and now we're at a point where next year the habs will probably look to do a defensive draft, currently there aren't many known players but I doubt the habs will do as bad as they did last year, meaning I doubt they will get Jack Hughes (Proj. #1), if they get a pick between 5-10 it would be ideal but I think they are finishing more so around 10-15, hopefully if they trade Pacioretty they can get a 1st rnd, a Dman prospect who can jump in and a 2nd line C, maybe even a 2nd rnd or 3rd rnd or both if Bergevin pushes teams hard enough (he wont) that he gets dealt to a team that does slightly worse than us allowing us for a better pick and then depending on who is available maybe we can move up or down, more picks the more flexible you can be in the draft.

[@Rastaboulotte]

Blueberry Bonanza woah this turned out to be pretty accurate :o

[@kevenc.8883]

you guys are going places..hahaha

[@michaelb4833]

Because the Red Wings have done really great things lately. Holland has lost his touch. He's another idiot who needs to go. 10 no movement clauses on your 23 man roster....brutal.

[@kevenc.8883]

Perhaps so, Although he had enough touch to not pass up the 3rd projected draft pick.. Hahahahaha

[@kevenc.8883]

Besides that the Red wings have done something really great just a few weeks ago at the draft( watch the replay if ya missed it). With a little help from Montreal's Genius GM, they made Ken Holland actually look like a genius. He didn't even have to do anything. Montreal did all the work. Good Job guys, thank you come again.

[@kevenc.8883]

lol

[@christophersimon6161]

2 words...filip zadina

[@niilotventtituu2060]

Patrik Laine 10:11

[@user-if2yp3dz8x]

Kotkaniemi was the right choice

[@samuska123]

Moi bergevin je le trouve epais mais c'est vrai que avec poehling et kotkaniemi ca va etre bien

[@gabelandeskov8232]

samuska123 poehling est meme pas bon

[@johnnys7875]

Gabe Landeskov Poehling a eu plus de points que Brady Tkatchuk dans la même ligue et il est à peine quelques mois plus vieux...

[@Oxmosh]

Brady Tkatchuk c'est pas juste un pointeur sur la glace ..

[@johnnys7875]

Alex Boutin Ma te dire ben honnêtement que j'm'en caliss pas mal, on va bien voir c'qui vont faire une fois rendu dans la grande ligue

[@Oxmosh]

Si ils se rendent, y vont juste forcer leur 3ième choix à jouer au lieux qu'il se dévellope comme du monde.

[@adamjanks4966]

Should have gone with thatchuck

[@plainbagel9192]

Now watch Zadina fill that net with the help of Mantna and Larkin

[@tdeseve]

lol larkin

[@andreherman1601]

Man I love this season. Nothing like making Hab haters look like complete ass clowns.

[@0rouni0]

Wtf Canadiens fan really? Season hasn't even started and you want Bergevin out from picking Kotkaniemi? You guys haven't even see him playing for Canadiens yet. Also you guys forget that not only Canadiens missed on Zadina, but so did Senators and Coyotes as well !! If 3 teams don't wanna take him it must tell something isn't right about the guy. And so what if he was prospected to be in top 10-20, someonee like Tarasenko was drafted 16 overall and i think i don't have to even remind on Datsyuk and Jamie Benn. The fact is Canadiens need tall & strong center what Kotkaniemi is. I'm not defending on Bergevin here, i also keep him as terrible gm but for god sake give the guy at least chance to prove himself ?

[@pierredesroches7145]

Mitch Gallo!!

[@ryanburke7058]

They messed up on this draft big time

[@KadruH]

holy hell Martin Lapointe is RIPPED

[@annihilationHaven]

Price needs to start 10-0, and then Bergevin needs to trade him. Tank for Hughes, trade for picks and build for a dynasty 4-5 years from now.

[@hotsauce7985]

They made a huge mistake by not taking Brady Tkachuk. Thank you from Ottawa!

[@jimjeong]

Timmins and Bergevin should not get second chance in NHL

[@Jc21112]

I think that the titled being "Behind the scenes" is a bit misleading. But let's say that it's a nice wrap up. Also, this comment section is a cancer.

[@flexonmyex4080]

Ouuffff sa mal vieilli sa

[@Josh-ii4de]

This team is falling apart

[@LucasR013]

Has fallen*

[@AtomAdam9]

Josh you’re an idiot if you think that lmao. We aren’t as screwed as everyone’s saying we are. Keep your ignorance to yourself

[@Josh-ii4de]

Donald Dick fine we won’t be bottom 3 we will be bottom 5

[@MrAlittleofeverythin]

It's going to be rough for the the next how many years but fingers cross that they come out on top

[@AtomAdam9]

...Until our prospects come up..

[@Oogabooga7723]

drafted the worst player

[@crazydj9739]

Annnnnnnnnd it was a bust ...

[@joeljean4819]

#FireBergy

[@johnpham48]

Inside the room there're a whole bunch of lumberjacks... Lol

[@a2zme]

How many ppl do you need to consistently make really bad draft picks?.. according to the #Habs, an entire room-full .. lol #goMolsonGo