Draft Picks (current as of May 1, 2017) 2017 1 The Canadiens Traded Lars Eller to the Washington Captials during the first round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. The return was Washington's second-round picks in both 2017 and 2018. Montreal's fourth-round pick was added into the deal on February 27, 2017 that saw Jordie Benn join the team in exchange for Greg Pateryn heading to the Dallas Stars. The Habs' sixth-round pick was packaged with AHL defenceman Jonathan Racine in the acquisition of Nikita Nesterov from the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 26, 2017. Montreal's seventh-round pick was traded to Winnipeg on June 25, 2016 for Winnipeg's seventh-round choice in 2016 (see 2016 note 2). 2018 1 see