The Canadian was linked to Rutger McGroarty yesterday (and it’s to be continued today)

In a first text this morning, I said that the Canadiens had a nearly perfect evening. We talked about the positives, namely the two choices (Ivan Demidov, who will be a first-line player for a long time, and Michael Hage, who brings depth to the center) and the presence of Céline…

But we must say a word about the negative: the Canadian did not move.

You’ll tell me he moved for pick #21 and you’d be right. But you also know what I mean: no defenseman was traded for an impact forward.

Is it the end of the world? No. After all, while the draft is a good time to do it, it’s not the only time to arrive at making a treaty of this kind.

But it is still an aspect to be highlighted.

Did Kent Hughes try? Of course. And according to what he himself said, he still has a few small projects on the go and he is not done trying to improve his team.

Nothing was imminent last night, but still.

Obviously, we can think of Martin Necas, Trevor Zegras, Yaroslav Askarov or Rutger McGroarty, for example. These guys could have been traded yesterday for a top pick, but that didn’t happen.

But let’s focus on the Jets.

Yesterday, the name of the Montreal Canadiens circulated widely in Rutger McGroarty’s file. We feel that Kent Hughes has his eyes on the Jets’ hopes of improving his top-6.

And according to Chris Johnston, the Canadian did indeed try his hand at the Jets’ hope. This wasn’t necessarily against pick #5, but when Ivan Demidov came into the picture, the rest took a bit of a backseat.

McGroarty, who commented on Michael Hage’s Instagram post following his first-round selection, could still be traded today. Will CH and its surplus of defenders in the same mold be in the mix?

That remains to be seen. But it could definitely be an interesting day.