Kent Hughes Officially Places First Canadiens Player on the Trade Market Ahead of the Draft

When it comes to the players available in Montreal, the information coming from various insiders around the NHL is unanimous: Kent Hughes is listening to offers to trade his defenseman Logan Mailloux.

Frank Seravalli mentioned it (he even placed him on his official trade list), Elliotte Friedman mentioned it, and now Jimmy Murphy has just added another layer.

What's also interesting is that this isn't coming from a Montreal-based journalist.

Clearly, word is spreading - and clearly, Mailloux is openly available on the trade market.

I don't believe Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton are desperate to trade him, but I do believe Mailloux could be used in a bigger trade, possibly to acquire that much-needed second-line center to play alongside Ivan Demidov and Patrik Laine.

At 22 years old, the 6-foot-3, 213-pound right-shot defenseman was selected 31st overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 2021 (1st round).

Logan Mailloux, a Marc Bergevin draft pick, recorded 33 points in 63 games this season with the Laval Rocket, along with four points in seven games with the Montreal Canadiens.

He added six points in 13 AHL playoff games.