A former Canadiens employee is certain that a trade is coming for Kent Hughes
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A former Montreal Canadiens scout, Grant McCagg, is still convinced that a trade is coming for Kent Hughes this summer.
Over the past few months and since the draft, despite serious rumors involving names like Trevor Zegras, Patrik Laine, Rutger McGroarty, and Martin Necas, no significant trade has been made by the Canadiens (at least, at the time of writing).
We know that Kent Hughes has tried; we know that Kent Hughes has negotiated to attempt to finalize some major trades but we are still waiting for that elusive new top-6 forward.
Nevertheless, here's an encouraging statement for the fans.
The former Canadiens scout, Grant McCagg, is still certain that Kent Hughes will announce a trade very soon
He mentioned this in passing on Tony Marinaro's podcast in the last few hours.
According to McCagg, the two best targets for Kent Hughes are Patrik Laine and Rutger McGroarty.
After all, it makes sense because these are two players who are likely to be traded.
The first has outright requested a trade, while the second has stated that he does not want to sign with the Winnipeg Jets. They will therefore have to trade him.
Why hasn't Kent Hughes announced a trade yet, even if he is interested in certain players?
Probably simply because he is patient, which is a very good thing.
«Kent Hughes never overpays for a player, and the reason he hasn't traded for one of the available forwards is perhaps because his counterparts are still asking for too much, precisely.»
- Raphaël Simard
- Raphaël Simard
Moreover, McCagg might be right, if Kent Hughes ever takes advantage of the Edmonton Oilers' misfortunes to make a deal with them, a deal that would allow them to free up some salary cap space.
This is exactly what was discussed yesterday:
We will have the answer within a few days.
Credit: DansLesCoulisses
Grant McCagg croit toujours que le CH fera une transaction bientôt
Grant McCagg croit toujours que le CH fera une transaction bientôt
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