According to what has been circulating for several weeks, Kent Hughes will be very active in order to add personnel to his group. Will this operation led by the DG will work as it is drawn on the plan?
Everything suggests that the number one option for the blue-white-red remains Martin Necas, a piece that would fit perfectly on the Tricolore chessboard.
Except that nothing is set in stone regarding the addition of Necas. Nearly a dozen teams have come forward through rumors involving the 25-year-old winger.
From there, what’s Hughes’ plan B? It could be Jake DeBrusk, who is expected to hit the autonomy market next Monday.
At least, according to information from Jimmy Murphy (The Sick Podcast – The Eye Test): the Montreal Canadiens would be among the seven teams potentially interested in the services of the member of the Boston Bruins.
Aside from the Canadiens, the Oilers, Red Wings, Kraken, Leafs, Devils and HC Utah would be among the teams that would find themselves in the DeBrusk derby if he becomes a free agent.
DeBrusk, 27, would cost, according to the site’s calculations, Evolving Hockey, 5.8 million dollars annually to the team which will put him under contract for a few years. Note that during the last two campaigns, DeBrusk pocketed an annual salary of 4 million dollars.
We are certainly not talking about the 7th wonder of the world, but about a very honest player who can play a role on a second unit. Let’s not forget that he has scored 25 goals at most three times since the launch of his career… and that he is a soldier who stands up in the playoffs.
During the 2023-24 calendar, he had a record of 19 goals and 40 points in 80 games. In 2022-23, he won with a total of 50 points, including 27 goals, in just 64 duels. Not bad for a guy barouetted here and there!
