It hasn't been a debate for a long time: Connor Bedard will be the number one pick in the next NHL draft. With the tournament he just had at the World Junior Championship, he confirmed his superiority in a spectacular way. The experts are unanimous: the team that wins the Connor Bedard lottery will have a player with generational talent in its ranks. According to insider Pierre LeBrun, several general managers have confirmed that they will change their plans for the trade deadline to give themselves the best chance of selecting Bedard. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/PierreVLeBrun/status/1610263660756082688?t=hctNbT9VvspwwY-meK33Wg&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div> This is huge news, when usually no team openly says they want to finish as low as possible in the standings for a draft pick. It will certainly give Kent Hughes and the Habs less of a chance to win the lottery.