Canadiens Eye Villeneuve as Draft Board Starts to Shuffle

Montreal is doing what Montreal always does this time of year - kicking the tires on talent and trying to stay a step ahead of the board. Xavier Villeneuve has moved into the conversation, and that usually means scouts see more than just the obvious tools. The Canadiens have plenty of moving parts around their future, so any draft target with real upside gets treated like a small front-office referendum.