Kent Hughes, the general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, has recently secured key contracts for the team.
Thanks to this management, the core of the team, including Ivan Demidov, is now almost entirely locked in with long-term contracts.
Hughes, a former player agent, has managed to negotiate at reasonable prices, unlike his predecessor Marc Bergevin.
Indeed, the contracts for Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Kirby Dach, Alex Newhook, and Kaiden Guhle average $5.86 million per year, representing only 40% of the salary cap.
This flexibility allows Hughes ample room for potential major acquisitions in the free-agent market, while also paving the way for future contracts with emerging talents like Ivan Demidov, Lane Hutson, and David Reinbacher.
