Joshua Roy's Struggles Forced Kent Hughes to Make a Key Trade with a Western Team
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On July 1st, the Montreal Canadiens made a trade with the St. Louis Blues to bring forward Zachary Bolduc to town.
Logan Mailloux went the other way.
That said, as my colleague from Fanadiens rightly points out, it was essentially Joshua Roy who forced Kent Hughes to make this trade.
If Joshua Roy had become what we thought he would become two years ago, it's likely that Bolduc wouldn't be a Montreal Canadiens player today.
The disappointing development of Joshua Roy forced Kent Hughes to make the trade with the St. Louis Blues
"Now, at 22 years old, Roy no longer represents the top prospect we once saw in him, and in a way, the disappointment he represents has been replaced by Zachary Bolduc." - DLC
Roy was supposed to become a top-6 winger capable of putting up 50 to 60 points, which is exactly what we're seeing in Zachary Bolduc right now.
"The difference is that Bolduc seized his opportunity in the NHL and proved much more than Roy." - DLC
This will truly be an interesting case to follow at the next training camp, but unfortunately, personally, I would be surprised to see Joshua Roy establish himself as a regular player for the Habs one day..
He seems to have missed his chance, and he seems to have outright been replaced by Zachary Bolduc.
Who knows? If Joshua Roy had developed well, maybe Logan Mailloux could have been useful to acquire a center like Mason McTavish, for example.
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