New Habs GM Kent Hughes makes a decision on 2021 1st round pick Logan Mailloux
One of the main questions on everyone's minds when Kent Hughes took over as General Manager in Montreal was; what would happen between the Canadiens and prospect Logan Mailloux with Hughes taking over for Marc Bergevin?
That's a question that I'm sure even Mailloux is curious to hear the answer to, and while we may not have a clear answer yet, we do have at least a little more clarity on where the Habs stand on the subject under new management.
The Athletic's Arpon Basu revealed on Wednesday that Mailloux is set to undergo surgery soon to repair an injured shoulder, which will effectively end his rookie season with the OHL.'s London Knights. On what comes next for Mailloux, well, Kent Hughes himself had the following to say following Tuesday's GM's meetings.
"When we look at the body of work or experience, who knows, but it would be a very unlikely scenario, in my opinion, where the best course of action for him was to be going pro next year, as opposed to being back in London. When we would go about signing him and those types of things, my guess is we push it back. Because we're continuing to evaluate him as a human being.
«What we understand right now is he made a terrible decision. It has impacted people, not just the girl, but her family and I'm sure her friends. He needs to be an exemplary human being. Societally, not as an athlete. We're going to continue to monitor that before we make any formal decision about having a professional relationship with him.»
- Habs GM Kent Hughes on what comes next for Canadiens prospect Logan Mailloux
«What we understand right now is he made a terrible decision. It has impacted people, not just the girl, but her family and I'm sure her friends. He needs to be an exemplary human being. Societally, not as an athlete. We're going to continue to monitor that before we make any formal decision about having a professional relationship with him.»
- Habs GM Kent Hughes on what comes next for Canadiens prospect Logan Mailloux
So, by the looks of things, Mailloux will not be given an easy path to a professional hockey career, which is definitely a good thing, but I don't think it is necessarily think it was the answer people were looking for.
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