Price It Would Have Cost the Habs to Acquire 4th Overall Pick Used on Caleb Desnoyers Now Revealed

Jun 27, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Caleb Desnoyers is selected as the fourth overall pick to the Utah Mammoth in the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft at Peacock Theater. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

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Just before the 2025 NHL Draft, numerous rumors linked the Montreal Canadiens to young center Caleb Desnoyers.

The goal was clearly to draft the young Quebec forward Caleb Desnoyers, who did in fact go 4th overall to Utah.

In the past few hours, new information has surfaced regarding this situation.

The Utah Mammoth were asking for an extremely high price in exchange for the 4th overall pick in 2025 and Caleb Desnoyers

We know the Canadiens really liked Caleb, and that he would have filled a huge need in Montreal, but we now understand why it didn’t happen.

According to reputable insider David Pagnotta, in exchange for the 4th overall pick in 2025, the Utah Mammoth were asking the New York Islanders for.. Mathew Barzal!

So imagine what Kent Hughes would’ve had to give up in order to land Caleb Desnoyers.

Hughes and Jeff Gorton ultimately made the right call by letting the opportunity to select Desnoyers pass.

David Pagnotta: Re Utah and the 4th overall pick: “They wanted Matt Barzal; I was told by someone with the Islanders, we like James Hagens, but we don’t like him that much”

– Sekeres and Price

So yes, the Utah pick was technically available, but let’s just say it wasn’t exactly attainable in practice.

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