Trade Completed Between Canadiens and Blackhawks That Hughes May Be Regretting Three Years Later
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When the Montreal Canadiens acquired Kirby Dach from the Chicago Blackhawks, just about everyone said Kent Hughes had done well.
Pretty much everyone agreed that Hughes had pulled off a real steal.
To refresh your memory, the Canadiens' general manager gave up the 13th and 66th overall picks in the 2022 Draft to acquire the big right-handed centerman, who was only 21 years old at the time.
However, three years later, this trade is hurting the Canadiens organization because the Blackhawks used that first-round pick to select a certain Frank Nazar, who is projected to be Chicago's second-line center in 2025-26.
A Trade Between the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks That Kent Hughes May Be Starting to Regret Three Years Later
As reported by HABSolumentFan, here's what the trade from that July 2022 night at the Bell Centre looks like three years later:
To Montreal
Kirby Dach
To Chicago
2022 13th overall pick (Frank Nazar)
2022 66th overall pick (Gavin Hayes)
Kirby Dach
To Chicago
2022 13th overall pick (Frank Nazar)
2022 66th overall pick (Gavin Hayes)
Despite an interesting first season with the Canadiens, Kirby Dach has dealt with his share of injuries over the past two seasons, and it's still unclear whether he'll be ready to start the 2025-26 season on time after undergoing knee surgery last winter.
As for Frank Nazar, he made a good impression late last season with the Blackhawks, and if he keeps progressing well, Kent Hughes may come to regret letting him go - because Nazar could have been the elusive second-line center Hughes has been searching for over the past several months.
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