Major Off-Season Trade Involving Logan Mailloux: Canadiens Experts Reveal Whether the Defenseman Will Leave the Organization

Several experts have recently suggested to Kent Hughes to trade a young defenseman, such as Logan Mailloux, to strengthen the offense.

We know that the Canadiens have the luxury of having numerous very talented and promising young defenders, but many are questioning the club's offensive firepower.

We know that the first line is solid, the one consisting of Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, and Juraj Slafkovsky, but apart from Kirby Dach, one might indeed wonder if the group truly has what it takes to compete in the long term with teams like the Florida Panthers, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and even the Buffalo Sabres.

According to Georges Laraque and Gonzo (BPM Sports), the Canadiens will indeed have to sacrifice one of Reinbacher, Guhle, Hutson, or Mailloux to get a true top-6 of quality.



And on this matter, Kent Hughes has just caused a surprise by already settling the issue.

Trade for David Reinbacher, Logan Mailloux, Kaiden Guhle, Lane Hutson, or Arber Xhakej? Forget the idea!

Kent Hughes would have been very clear with other general managers:


So, we can forget the idea of a new transaction like Alexander Romanov, according to all indications.

And that's not necessarily a bad thing.

One would imagine this is the perfect moment to conclude the column with some clichés from the world of sports, but which seem to be absolutely effective and true.

It's with defense that championships are won.

You can never have enough good defenders.

And this, the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens Kent Hughes seems to have understood very well.

Credit: DansLesCoulisses - KENT HUGHES WOULD HAVE STATED THAT NONE OF HIS DEFENSIVE PROSPECTS WERE AVAILABLE

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