The Montreal Canadiens add a big center in the latest mock draft on Bleacher Report.

The Montreal Canadiens have plans to address specific areas of their roster after a breakthrough campaign that pushed them deep into the playoffs. Management has already shown a willingness to pursue impact talent rather than settle for smaller additions.

The most encouraging development for the Canadiens was that both the Caufield goal that tied it early and a pair of Juraj Slafkovský goals that put the game out of reach in the third earned five-on-five points for all three members of their top line, which had struggled to produce at even strength through two rounds.

The Canadiens had two power-play goals in the five games against the Hurricanes, the second coming after falling behind 5-0 in Game 5. They entered the conference final with a 25 percent success rate on the power play (13-for-52) and then went cold (2-of-13, 15.3 percent) against a team that doesn't allow many even-strength goals.

The Montreal Canadiens advance to the Eastern Conference finals, where they’ll face the well-rested Hurricanes in a series set to open at Carolina on Thursday.

The fact the Canadiens lasted one game longer than the powerhouse Avalanche shows the extent to which they have moved this project along considerably, but the fact the Canadiens were so thoroughly dispatched by the Carolina Hurricanes shows how far they are from the ultimate goal.

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes left Game 4 of the NHL‘s Eastern Conference Final with another loss on his record, but the Bell Centre crowd still gave him one of the loudest ovations of the night.

The Canadiens host the Hurricanes in Game 4 of the East Final on Wednesday

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