June 26, 2024 It’s been two years since the management duo of Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton entered their first amateur draft for the Montreal Canadiens. Montreal was the host and the Canadiens held the first overall pick. Shane Wright was projected to go first overall, but Hughes took to the microphone and made jawsContinue reading “Can HuGo exceed expectations for the 2024 draft window?”
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The RHP and Newhook extensions are smart money for the Habs
July 11, 2023 On July 3rd, the Montreal Canadiens signed restricted free agent Rafael Harvey-Pinard to a two-year, one-way contract worth $2.2M and carrying an AAV of $1.1M. Today they locked down newly acquired RFA Alex Newhook for a four-year contract worth $11.6M and with an AAV of $2.9M. Both deals are smart money movesContinue reading “The RHP and Newhook extensions are smart money for the Habs”
In the Newhook deal, GM Kent Hughes drew from a familiar well
June 28, 2023 On Tuesday (June 27), the Montreal Canadiens traded a first round pick (31st overall), a second round pick (37th overall) and defense prospect Gianni Fairbrother to the Colorado Avalanche for the rights to restricted free agent centreman Alex Newhook. Fairbrother was not in the Habs plans with a stacked group of left-shotContinue reading “In the Newhook deal, GM Kent Hughes drew from a familiar well”
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