Two 1st round choices and two 2nd round choices for the 3rd: The Snake does it running

Published on: May 31, 2025

Every year, the NHL draft is the talk of the town.

Several different lists come out over the course of the season, and there’s always a reaction.

There are also many rumors circulating about teams who would like to move up in the standings to draft a more interesting player.

The Montreal Canadiens have the 16th and 17th picks this summer in a draft that lacks depth.

And with Caleb Desnoyers likely to be selected in the top five, it stands to reason that the Habs are rumored to be interested in drafting him.

In the latest episode of the Processus podcast on Patreon, Mathias Brunet and Simon “Snake” Boisvert discussed the possibility of talking to the Blackhawks for their 3rd overall pick.

Brunet offered the Snake something very interesting: two first-round picks and two second-round picks for the 3rd pick.

To that, the Snake says he’d do it “on the run”, in his words. You can listen to the episode right here, the excerpt in question can be found at the 7-minute mark.

By the way, there’s an interesting article from Chicago Hockey Now, profiling Caleb Desnoyers, who could very well be a Hawks target.

Blackhawks Draft Profile: Caleb Desnoyers https://t.co/pNkcUlYuU2

– Chicago Hockey Now (@chihockeynow) May 30, 2025

For sure, the Habs would love to add a prospect of Desnoyers’ caliber. After all, he won the QMJHL playoff MVP trophy before he was drafted, which is pretty incredible.

On the other hand, you have to wonder a few things.

First, are the Blackhawks really interested in going down in the draft, given that they’re in the midst of a rebuild and could use a good prospect to back up Connor Bedard?

Also, are two Habs first-round picks (let’s assume 16th and 17th this year) and two other second-round picks enough for 3rd overall?

And finally, is Desnoyers really worth being drafted 3rd? His QMJHL playoff record says yes, but after three Memorial Cup games, it’s much harder for the Québécois, who has been blanked each time.

Ironically, as I write this, Caleb Desnoyers has found the back of the net in tonight’s game against the mighty London Knights.

CALEB DESNOYERS SCORES HIS FIRST OF THE TOURNAMENT TO TIE THE GAME! pic.twitter.com/GLfCKLtmgp

– TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 30, 2025

But the fact remains that these are all questions the Habs need to ask themselves and think about properly.

I can’t wait to see what Kent Hughes does this summer.

Overtime

– The Leafs looked to Vegas to trade Marner for Shea Theodore.

Elliotte Friedman: Toronto looked at moving Mitch Marner to Vegas last summer for Shea Theodore – 32 Thoughts Podcast
(Note: there were rumours about this last year)

– NHL Rumour Report (@NHLRumourReport) May 30, 2025

– JiC suggests the Habs join the race for Jonathan Toews.