Kent Hughes on the possible acquisition of players like Evgeni Malkin and Nazem Kadri

"Most of the time, when I think about the free-agent market, Kadri will be available, Malkin will be available. I don't anticipate the Montreal Canadiens being in that market for the five-star free agents that will be available." - Kent Hughes

"He (Kent Hughes) is going to be active. It's going to happen when the free agent market opens and it's going to happen on the trade market. Believe me, he's going to be active. I think he wanted to temper the market a little bit. Certainly, I'm told that Kent Hughes, Jeff Gorton and the Montreal Canadiens will be shopping around on the free agent market. There is a consensus (among sources and informants). They will be looking for a few specific players. - Players who are younger, who are still very, very hungry - not that Letang or Bergeron aren't - but who are established in their careers. [...] So they're going to be aiming a little bit lower." - Darren Dreger