Insider Pierre Lebrun, of the site The Athletic, mentioned in his column that indeed, Kent Hughes would have interest in Pelletier.
LeBrun also said the Flames still have their eye on defenseman Ben Chiarot, and he came very close to being involved in the Tyler Toffoli trade. However, the organization of the Flames had judged that the price to bring these two players at the same time in Calgary was too high.
Most rumors point to Kent Hughes' asking price to get Chiarot as a first-round pick or top prospect. And since Pelletier is a top prospect and was a first-round pick of the Flames in 2019, why not bring him to Montreal.