Despite being Montreal’s fifth pick of the 2025 draft class, Mooney is the second-highest on our list.

In today’s links, Lane Hutson’s contract extension and other questions facing the Habs, the impact of a rising salary cap, and Caleb Desnoyers goes under the knife.

When the Montreal Canadiens executed their trade for Noah Dobson, it gave the impression that they’d have a quieter 2025 NHL Draft. While that may have been the case in the first round, they executed ...