Kent Hughes hits a home run: Elliotte Friedman has great news for CH fans
Over the weekend, renowned insider Elliotte Friedman (Sportsnet) took many fans by surprise and decided to release a brand new episode of his 32 Thoughts podcast in the middle of summer.
He goes over several very interesting files, including of course the rumors involving Pierre-Luc Dubois, the possible signing of Nazem Kadri, the signing of John Klingberg, and also, the major trade between the Florida Panthers and the Calgary Flames.
On this last point, the segment is really music to the ears of Montreal Canadiens fans.
According to what Friedman reports, the Panthers would have agreed to make the trade and weaken themselves for next year, because they are perfectly comfortable with the idea of taking a few steps back next year, to be stronger in the long run.
Just to help you understand his very revealing words, here they are, without our translation:
This is still major, because Friedman knows exactly what he's talking about, and it says a lot about the Panthers' intentions. He really did say "One year of pain".
They have no room under the salary cap to add better players, anyway, but it confirms that they're likely to finish surprisingly far back, NHL-wise.
This is major because, obviously, their 2023 first round pick belongs to the Montreal Canadiens, thanks to the trade involving Ben Chiarot.
Perhaps he could be much higher than expected.
Knowing today that Ben Chiarot was not going to sign with the CH, this trade is officially quite a home run for Kent Hughes.
Recap of the trade in question:
To the Panthers: Ben Chiarot
To the Habs: 2023 1st round pick, 2022 4th round pick, prospect Ty Smilanic
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