Picking fifth in a draft is far from bad, especially when you were logically supposed to be at that spot. The Habs, having finished 28th overall in the NHL standings, did not go backwards or forwards. Despite the fact that the Tricolore's last fifth overall pick was Carey Price in 2005, one of the most successful players in team history and the goalie with the most regular season wins, this year could be special to talk about at No. 5. Indeed, the top five prospects are full of promise. While Connor Bedard is sure to be selected first, the next four are not. The situation surrounding young Matvei Michkov could well push him down to the fifth spot. On that subject, tipster Darren Dreger had something major to say. According to him, Hughes will do everything in his power to move up into the top 4 and avoid having to make a choice on Michkov. It would be a risky choice if he selects him, but a heartbreaking one if the Russian performs elsewhere and is selected after the fifth spot. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr>Dreger on TSN690 in Montreal talking Habs possibly moving spots in the draft: This isn't hard news but I think they are probably more interested in moving up rather than down and what does that look like and what is the cost of doing that? - NHL Watcher (@NHL_Watcher) <a href=https://twitter.com/NHL_Watcher/status/1656749453242429459?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>May 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8> Sure, it would be a steep price to pay to move up, but if a team ahead of the Habs is willing to take the risk for Michkov, their GM would be foolish not to listen to Hughes' offers. We will know the final verdict on June 28. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr>Looks like Habs are not interested in Michkov and moving up could help them avoid a situation where he drops to 5 and they feel pressure to take him with the risk involved. Not my opinion, just what I am hearing.- NHL Watcher (@NHL_Watcher) <a href=https://twitter.com/NHL_Watcher/status/1656751486414516227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>May 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8>