I was at the 2018 NHL Draft Combine in Buffalo when a Montreal reporter came over to chat: he said the Canadiens were leaning heavily towards taking Jesperi Kotkaniemi in the first round that year.

With a third center in Ryan Poehling finding his way in the pros, the Habs have an incredibly ... Montreal has three young centers of note in Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Nick Suzuki and Ryan Poehling.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi played his 400th career game Tuesday, and what a 400 games it has been in the NHL. The Finnish center was ...