Kent Hughes Shuts Down Rumor About Immediate Departure of Two Fan-Favorite Canadiens Forwards
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We learned several interesting things during the end-of-season review from Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton of the Montreal Canadiens.
First, Hughes shut down the rumor suggesting it was already over for Christian Dvorak and Michael Pezzetta in Montreal.
In the past, we've seen Kent Hughes outright announce that a player would not be offered a contract, but that's not what happened today.
Kent Hughes says the door isn't closed for Christian Dvorak and Michael Pezzetta
In recent hours, many rumors had been circulating that it was the end for Dvorak and Pezzetta in Montreal (in Joel Armia's case, rumors suggested he might sign a new contract here).
However, Kent Hughes was very clear with the media. No decisions have been made yet regarding the team's pending unrestricted free agents.
This includes Joel Armia, Christian Dvorak, and Michael Pezzetta.
"Kent Hughes says that no decision has been taken regarding the club's UFAs.
Says he needs to balance between immediate and future success. Don't want to place long-term obstacles for young players."
- Marco D'Amico
Says he needs to balance between immediate and future success. Don't want to place long-term obstacles for young players."
- Marco D'Amico
That's definitely interesting!
So it's not over yet for Dvorak and Pezzetta.
No final decision has been made.
Check out the full explanation from general manager Kent Hughes in the following video from TVA Sports:
They've informed the players in question that anything is still possible.
| POLL | ||
MAI 5 | 2757 ANSWERS Kent Hughes Shuts Down Rumor About Immediate Departure of Two Fan-Favorite Canadiens Forwards Which of the following would you re-sign first? | ||
| Christian Dvorak | 1197 | 43.4 % |
| Joel Armia | 1406 | 51 % |
| Michael Pezzetta | 154 | 5.6 % |
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