Canadiens’ Non-UFAs, Bettman’s Next Move and the Draft Board

The Canadiens story is doing that familiar NHL thing where the real drama lives between the lines, and not every player attached to the team is headed for a summer exit. There is also enough noise around Gary Bettman that you can tell the league’s power structure is once again part rumor mill, part reality check. Then comes the draft board, where the top 96 rankings always manage to stir up more debate than most people expect from a list.