The Montreal Canadiens did not waste any time in trying to replace Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
Less than an hour after they announced they would not be matching the offer sheet from Carolina, the Canadiens acquired center Christian Dvorak from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for two draft picks, a first-round pick in 2022 and a second-round draft pick in 2024.
There are some conditions on that first-round pick changing hands this season since Montreal owns two picks — its own, as well as Carolina’s pick as part of the compensation for Kotkaniemi.
Arizona will receive the higher of the two first-round picks. Unless…
As per the Canadiens release: “either or both of Montreal’s own 1st round pick and/or Carolina’s 1st round pick are Top 10 picks in the 2022 NHL Draft (after the final Draft order has been established in accordance with the results of the 2022 NHL Draft Lottery), then Montreal will instead transfer to Arizona: i) the worse of Montreal’s own pick and Carolina’s pick (previously acquired by Montreal); and ii) Montreal’s own 2nd round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.”
In other words, if either Montreal or Carolina’s pick ends up in the top-10, Arizona gets the lower pick. If neither pick is in the top-10, Arizona gets the higher pick.
Dvorak is signed for four more seasons at a salary cap number of $4.45 million.
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