Kent Hughes has been General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens for two years now.
To date, it’s hard to fault him for anything, because he’s already made some very good moves.
The Jake Allen trade, the Samuel Montembeault contract, the acquisitions of Kirby Dach and Alex Newhook, the Jeff Petry situation… Kent Hughes has done what’s best for the club, and that’s nothing to sneeze at.
But we must wait before saying out loud that Hughes is one of the best GMs in the National League.
That’s the opinion shared by Réjean Tremblay on the radio today (BPM Sports), because it’s too early to assess his overall work:
Before we can be completely reassured, we’d have to do a damn evaluation! – Réjean Tremblay
That said, the Habs’ progress is interesting because they’re fighting every night, even though they’re virtually eliminated from the playoff race.
Some of this “success” deserves to be attributed to Kent Hughes and the management, because the Habs are heading in the right direction:
If #Habs can maintain this impressive compete level moving forward and GM Kent Hughes can find some more forwards who can score goals this rebuild will be successful. #HabsIO
– Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) March 30, 2024
The next few months are going to be important for the Canadiens because the rebuild is coming to an end.
At least, it should be coming to an end, because the club has been in this situation for two years now.
The youngsters are progressing, and the Habs could have a competitive line-up before too long.
That said, this is where we’ll really be able to assess Kent Hughes’ work, because this is where we’ll see the real results of the last few years.
Even though the team has been losing a lot lately, it’s encouraging because the team is having good games and that’s why we can see the club’s potential.
But if Dach, Newhook and the draft picks made by the new management have a direct impact on the team’s performance two or three years from now, we’ll be able to say that Hughes is among the elite in the big league.
In brief
– Enjoy your reading.
My column on former Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin still having his fingerprints on team even though there are only six players left from roster that went to 2021 Stanley Cup final #Habs #HabsIO: https://t.co/nlMe6ob5pT
– Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) April 2, 2024
– Oh.
Marcus Foligno underwent successful core muscle repair surgery today and will miss the remainder of this season. He is expected to be fully recovered before the start of training camp in September. #mnwild pic.twitter.com/pinKqHyuB7
– Minnesota Wild PR (@mnwildPR) April 2, 2024
– Is there really a market for an ECHL club in the Maritimes?
A couple of people told me to look out for another ECHL team in the Maritimes, but I have hard time believing it.
– Andrew Zadarnowski (@AZadarski) April 2, 2024
– Huh!
Laura Stacey follows in the footsteps of King Clancy, her great-grandfatherhttps://t.co/KHKvNCDLpI
– RDS (@RDSca) April 2, 2024
– Bravo.
Congratulations on 1,000 @NHL games, Jeff!
Watch the full pregame ceremony: https://t.co/YVyUyxMHoA pic.twitter.com/dLgqM9l83C
– Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) April 2, 2024
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