Trade Market: Kent Hughes received a warning from the NHL, and it involves defenseman John Klingberg
General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens, Kent Hughes, received a warning from the NHL for a statement related to the trade market.
He revealed this during an interview with the excellent Tony Marinaro this morning on BPM Sports.
It started when Marinaro asked him about his interest in goaltender Yaroslav Askarov, who was eventually traded to the San Jose Sharks.
It's worth noting that the renowned Elliotte Friedman confirmed that Kent Hughes was in the race to acquire Askarov via trade.
The Montreal Canadiens' trade offer for Yaroslav Askarov was supposed to involve three assets, including Owen Beck.
In short, Tony Marinaro questioned Kent Hughes about this.
The General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens admits he received a warning from Gary Bettman and the NHL in 2022
See an excerpt from the TVA Sports article.
«Kent Hughes justified his silence by saying that he had already received a warning from the National Hockey League and feared receiving another one.»
Hughes, therefore, refused to comment on the Yaroslav Askarov case, while explaining with great transparency the reason for his silence.
In 2022, he got into trouble just before the NHL trade deadline by answering a question about Ben Chiarot (before his trade to the Florida Panthers).
«I said that there were several factors to consider [regarding the right time to trade a player]. I had mentioned that John Klingberg in Dallas [was potentially on the market as well].»
«They gave me a warning: �We don't talk about players from other teams.'»
- Kent Hughes
This explains why he couldn't talk about Yaroslav Askarov.
He got into trouble at the beginning of his tenure by talking about a Dallas Stars defenseman who was clearly on the trade market.
Journalists know this, but they try anyway.
We highly recommend the full interview, which can be found here.
Source: TVA Sports
Kent Hughes a déjà été averti par la LNH
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