Frankly Speaking: Kent Hughes answers criticism of acquiring players he once represented

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, 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, creating an in-house analytics department, and hosting 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

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