Even if Kent Hughes is currently in Russia to meet his young gem Ivan Demidovthat did not prevent him from being active on the transaction market last night.
24 hours before the transaction freeze for the NHL Christmas period, the Canadian got his hands on the defender Alexandre Carrier from the Nashville Predators, in return for defenseman Justin Barron.
- Aged 28, Alexandre Carrier is a 5’11/174lbs right-handed defenseman selected in the 4th round (115th overall) in the 2015 draft. So far this season, he has compiled a record of 1 goal and 6 assists for a total of 7 points in 28 games . He has 3 years left on his contract earning him $3.75 million per season.
As we reported to you earlier, the Quebec defender claimed to realize a childhood dream of joining the Montreal Canadiens.
However, Preds management placed him on injured reserve a little over a week ago and has missed the last four games.
After the trade was announced, the Canadian gave an update on his health, saying he had received the green light from doctors to return to play and will rejoin the team in Detroit. This means that it is not impossible to see him in the lineup on Friday for the match against the Red Wings.
Moreover, in an interview with The Blue Pocketthe new Canadian defender said he did not yet know exactly what jersey number he was going to wear but was hesitating between the 45 he wore in Nashville or the 55.
See a video extract from the interview in question at the bottom.
More details will follow.