Presser starts at 12:30PM EST
Watch here:
[Sportsnet Link](https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/watch-live-canadiens-gm-kent-hughes-gives-mid-season-review/)
[Twitter Link](https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1615763721749504000?t=9Kasb8UzmFVwnfVbafJwCg&s=19)
[Engels] [“One thing is certain, we want Caufield to be with us long-term, and we think he wants to be here long-term. But when it comes to contracts, I won’t be transparent about negotiations.”–Kent Hughes, who won’t get into what length of contract he’s aiming for with Caufield.](https://twitter.com/EricEngels/status/1615765461203062784?t=Bb73athed4aCdOdMIWChbw&s=19)
[Engels] [“I said to Marty, we’ve gotten to a point where the wins are good only to a certain point and the losses are bad only to a certain point.”–Kent Hughes on balancing culture building and obtaining quality draft lottery odds.](https://twitter.com/EricEngels/status/1615765461203062784?t=z8wY6UhGG67WMEx3hdDYkg&s=19)
[Friolet] [« Je crois beaucoup à la culture d’équipe. Je ne crois pas de mettre une équipe sur la glace qu’on ne peut pas gagner. Dans ce contexte, les joueurs deviennent individuels. On ne peut pas gagner avec 23 individuels. »](https://twitter.com/PFrioletRDS/status/1615780796425453591?t=5UAq-utT41fL7h7B0l1NeQ&s=19)
Translation:
“I’m a big believer in team culture. I don’t believe in putting a team on the ice that you can’t win. In this context, the players become individual. We cannot win with 23 individuals. »
[Engels] [Kent Hughes sees Sam Montembeault as part of the future, says he won’t consider trading him.](https://twitter.com/EricEngels/status/1615770095359332352?t=PxfV5CeJcLvWvgDZiWhyrg&s=19)
[Emrith] [Kent Hughes says long-term he sees Kirby Dach as a centre for the Montreal Canadiens. **Dach demonstrated what he can do when playing in the middle last night vs. the Jets setting up both his wingers for goals.](https://twitter.com/HabsInHighHeels/status/1615771377897771009?t=FqCr7AjmsUozHLwcMBcpBA&s=19)
[Emrith] [Kent Hughes says they had talks weekly / bi-monthly whether it would have be better for Juraj Slafkovský’s development to go down to the AHL but ultimately they didn’t feel that was the best course of action.](https://twitter.com/HabsInHighHeels/status/1615773753761218584?t=C_FbrfQBBFl5fiekSduLlA&s=19)
[Emrith] [Kent Hughes on Slafkovský: “Juraj has shown us an enthusiasm, a self-confidence – not an arrogance but a self-confidence – and a willingness to learn.”](https://twitter.com/HabsInHighHeels/status/1615775730142515206?t=V51rmjR0YLO5z4IkTYdYQA&s=19)
[Emrith] [Kent Hughes: “I don’t think there’s any one path developmentally for every player” – adds each players’ individual foundational understanding of the game, skill-set and personality factor into how an organization will choose to develop a prospect.](https://twitter.com/HabsInHighHeels/status/1615777896722743301?t=P6TdsKKOqFRTmc0uNT89nA&s=19)
[Emrith] [Kent Hughes on Juraj Slafkovský’s development: “what we’re trying to do is help him understand how he can be most successful here in North America and that’s not necessarily natural to him so we believe his development will happen in stages…”](https://twitter.com/HabsInHighHeels/status/1615778873022550019?t=9Mt0IarNmt3GLGWjv15RdQ&s=19)
[Emrith] [GM Kent Hughes on his open-door policy with players who hear their names brought up in trade rumours: “Eddie’s name’s been out a lot & Josh’s name is out all the time it seems like…so I met with both of them to say ‘I’m watching some of the stuff on TV & it’s not necessarily accurate, I can’t control speculation but if you’re uptight about things or have questions come see me’”](https://twitter.com/HabsInHighHeels/status/1615782854427820054?t=Era1pDpGk9Y-9BbAS_Lkmw&s=19)
[Emrith] [Kent Hughes on communicating with players whose names are mentioned in trade rumours: “just try to tell them what I can tell them without lying”](https://twitter.com/HabsInHighHeels/status/1615783351553507334?t=NXSzxvuFRsOcvU72lmTlwA&s=19)
Presser is done
by pengupenguPENGU
8 Comments
That was a long ass answer about Slaf’s development
Kent is so charismatic he could convince me an 8×8 for Dadonov is justified
I’m trying to eat lunch lmao, quotes will be delayed from me
If Monty’s new normal is close to how he’s playing now, can’t blame the team for wanting to keep him.
why is he saying the bad words
Okay Kent I trust you with my life
Kent, since your door is open, I’m coming. I’ll bring beer.
>GM Kent Hughes on his open-door policy with players who hear their names brought up in trade rumours: “Eddie’s name’s been out a lot & Josh’s name is out all the time it seems like…so I met with both of them to say ‘I’m watching some of the stuff on TV & it’s not necessarily accurate, I can’t control speculation but if you’re uptight about things or have questions come see me’”
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