With NHL training camps set to open soon, there's been plenty of speculation on what will happen with controversial Montreal Canadiens prospect Logan Mailloux. Habs Vice President Jeff Gorton is now clearing the air.
Gorton told reporters that, as far as he's concerned, if Mailloux makes the Canadiens out of training camp, he will play in the NHL this season.
Mailloux was drafted 30th overall by Montreal in 2021, despite the defenceman saying he was renouncing himself from the selection process. Mailloux played in Sweden the year before the draft, and was fined around $1500 USD for secretly taking and then sharing photos on a young woman while the two were engaged in a sexual act. Mailloux was suspended from the OHL for his actions, while NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman stated he would have to ge the go ahead from the commissioner himself in order to play in the NHL.