From agency to management. Kent Hughes has made the jump and is doing it with his childhood team. As the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, Kent Hughes has shaken things up in Montreal by bringing in Martin St. Louis as head coach, trading away several players to acquire draft picks and prospects, created an in-house analytics department, and hosted a very entertaining NHL Draft last season.
2:00 Eliminated from playoffs, but excited and optimistic about the development of young talent.
5:30 Happy with the emergence of Slafkovský after a 'slow' start.
10:00 Moving from agent to manager
13:30 Making hard decisions as a manager
19:00 Facing criticism for trading players that he knew as an agent
25:00 Abundance of good young defensemen in the pipeline right now
28:05 Logan Mailloux
30:30 Good Goalie situation...Sam Montembeault and Cayden Primeau
32:45 Martin St Louis growing as a coach and developing young talent
34:30 Managing the optics of a rebuild in the crazy hockey market in Montreal
Music Credit: Orange Juice - Rip It Up
Audio Credit: CBC, NHL Network & Sportsnet.
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