Canadiens trade up in NHL Draft to select Russian winger Alexander Zharovsky
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The Canadiens' war room at the Bell Centre was a very quiet place Friday night during the first round of the decentralized NHL Draft in Los Angeles.
Earlier in the day, Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes traded the team's two first-round picks — 16th and 17th overall — along with 23-year-old forward Emil Heineman to the New York Islanders in exchange for 25-year-old defenceman Noah Dobson, who agreed to an eight-year, US$76-million contract with an annual salary-cap hit of US$9.5 million.
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But things got busy early Saturday in the war room set up in the Canadiens' locker room as Hughes made another trade with the Carolina Hurricanes to acquire the second pick of the second round (34th overall) and then selected Russian right-winger Alexander Zharovsky. The Canadiens acquired the 34th and 189th picks from the Hurricanes in exchange for the 41st and 49th picks.
Zharovsky, who is 6-foot-1 and 163 pounds, had 24-26-50 totals in 45 games last season with Ufa Tolpar in Russia's MHL. Zharovsky was ranked fifth among international skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.
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