This year, it’s truly all-in for Dahlin and the Canadiens’ chances rest with those lottery balls. The chances will improve if the Canadiens drop a spot or two over the final week. The irony is that, as bad as the Canadiens have been this season, they were good against the wrong teams. They were 4-0 against Buffalo; 3-1 against Ottawa and have a 3-0 edge over Detroit heading into their game Thursday in the Motor City. If the Canadiens had split the season series against Buffalo, they would have the worst record in the NHL. Another loss to Ottawa would have dropped them to 30th overall.

-Pat Hickey of the Montreal Gazette where you can read more on the draft from the Montreal point of view.