Kent Hughes, General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens, has made a somewhat surprising statement on what the team has on the table for trades.
While the Montreal Canadiens have somewhat exceeded expectations this season, hovering around a wild card playoff spot at one point, chances are the team will miss the postseason as its rebuild, reset, re-tooling (whatever you want to call it) continues. However, during a news conference with reporters today, Habs GM Kent Hughes made a surprising statement on what the team has on the table for trade considerations.
Usually, a team setting itself up for future improvement would hoard its draft picks. However, Hughes said the Canadiens' draft picks are 100 percent available if he can add scoring to the team now.
It seems a bit crazy for a team in the position of Montreal to want to add to the team now, rather than keeping assets to build for the future. Perhaps it can be considered a sign that Canadiens' management believes that at least the first stage of the reset is over. Look for the Montreal Canadiens to make some moves at the deadline in order to be better in 2024-25.
