Hughes agrees to reveal his intentions regarding Logan Mailloux's future with the Habs
Habs prospect Logan Mailloux has had a very intense few months recently, for reasons we know, but also, because the young defenseman may have to (already) put a cross on his 2022 season, due to a shoulder injury.
Precisely on this subject, in the last few hours, in order to get an update on Mailloux's future in Montreal (and to find out where the Tricolore stands in this story), Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes agreed to confide in The Athletic reporter Arpon Basu.
A one-on-one meeting, in Florida, on the sidelines of the GM meeting in Palm Springs.
See what Hughes had to say about the young Mailloux, as reported by the excellent Christian Matte of Marqueur.com:
Here he was answering whether (or not) he expects to see the CH's 2021 first-round pick in a Tricolore uniform next season.
We understand here that Mailloux would normally return to the Ontario Junior League with the London Knights, and that makes perfect sense. He would badly need a full, "normal" season in the junior ranks.
He is only 18 years old and has only played 12 games this season.
For his development, he needs to play a lot more than that before jumping to the pros. It's also understandable that Hughes seems to hold Mailloux in high regard as a hockey player.
On the other hand, the GM expects (with reason) to see the CH hopeful continue his efforts on a human level, off the ice:
Recall that some tipsters believe it would be fine for new management to simply trade Logan Mailloux, to a team like the Arizona Coyotes, but it's understood here that Kent Hughes seems pretty open to working with the kid and signing him to the CH organization. (if he continues to work on him, on a human level, of course)
For the details of this interesting interview:
| POLL | ||
MARS 30 | 501 ANSWERS Hughes agrees to reveal his intentions regarding Logan Mailloux's future with the Habs What do you think the CH should do with Logan Mailloux? | ||
| Release him | 40 | 8 % |
| Sign and develop him | 383 | 76.4 % |
| Trade his rights | 78 | 15.6 % |
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