i still don't know what the goal is for the habs next season. if it's the playoffs they need to do something with the ld. if it's build though the draft they should move tatar, gallagher, and petry. moving those 3 would take like two years off a rebuild.

Where is lafreniere ?

Kulak > Ouellet

Partially disagree, Gallagher and Petry have a spot on this team for the future -- they are too valuable. MTL's depth at LW makes either Tatar or Domi the expendables and more likely trade options. If you imply selling all 3, à la Ottawa-fire-sell fashion, I'd disagree.
If Bergevin keeps to his proposed model (i.e. this is the last season of the "reset") then the 2020 draft is the last that matters for this short-term rebuild. As it stands, by October 2020, MTL will have drafted 35 players in the last 3 seasons. More so if they acquire more picks (Domi seems the likely candidate here since his contract is up to RFA this season) .
The prospect pool is currently deeper than I've ever seen it in MTL, so they are not "rebuilding" for years after this. The hope now, is that enough of these picks turn out well...
The goal is for the playoffs next season, and hopefully to seriously compete in a couple seasons once the youngsters mature

the only way this is the last year for a habs 'reset 'is if they get laf. the habs just don't have the talent they need to push for the cup and i don't see how they are going to get over the bubble team hump. trying to both reset/rebuild while going for the playoffs sound like two steps forward, two steps back.

The reset/rebuild ends this season -- Bergevin has been pretty clear on that (it's been 2 seasons of doing nothing but acquiring picks or younger assets)
They're already in the top 3 prospect pools. You can't indefinitely build. What do you suggest? sell until they get the 1st overall pick -- that could take decades... You can argue whether they'll succeed. But, they are going to go for it starting next season and the near future. They are gonna milk Price and Weber for all that they have left. Gallagher and Danault are in their prime. Also, I think people forget how young a team this is, they are definitely on the rise
If it doesn't come together next season, I expect Bergevin will be gone and then we can actually start talking of a fire-sell and complete rebuild

the reset might end this year but the results will suffer for it. i'd disagree about the habs prospect pool. their top-10 maybe even top 5 but they lack a real super star or game breaker. teams like ottawa or la may be behind the habs now but they have the elite talent developing in the system.

i'd suggest picking a direction and going with it. if it's to get younger than sell tatar, gallagher, and petry. should be able to get 1st+ for every one of them. i'd just focus on youth until suzuki, kk and romanov were capable of leading the team into the playoffs.

next year might be too late since gallagher, tatar, and petry need new contracts by then. the only really asset to sell next season is chiarot, which is underwhelming,

Not sure you can say OTT and LA have the without-a-doubt-elite prospects right now (good chances they will after this draft).
The way I see it, Gallagher, Danault, and Petry are locks to be resigned/extended this year (Tatar is questionable, but he's had such a nice fit in MTL -- I can see him being resigned to stay on that line)
Domi seems like the likely trade this upcoming offseason
For 2021-2022, they'll have Lehkonen (RFA) and Armia (UFA) as potential smaller trade chips depending on the team's situation.
I also believe they'll have to part with some of the prospects -- I'd prefer it sooner than later -- I can see Poehling being shopped; or one of the many D prospects, Norlinder, Strubble, Harris; and Brook, Fleury, and Juulsen in the slightly older age group.
They already ran out of contract space this season, and are having to let players walk away from their signing rights. They'll probably be looking for European players this draft because of it. So, I think they are fine with trading prospects after this upcoming draft.