Montreal Canadiens GM Kent Hughes and his special advisor Vincent Lecavalier met with the media three days before the 2022 NHL Draft.
Hughes confirmed that if the draft were held today, he would draft first overall.
In fact, he confirmed that the race is between three forwards, Shane Wright, Juraj Slafkovsky and Logan Cooley.
So, yes, the Habs could draft Logan Cooley.
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POLL
Who will Hughes draft 1st overall?
Shane
190
51.2 %
Juraj
125
33.7 %
Logan
56
15.1 %
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