Kent Hughes will have to make an unpopular trade at the Canadiens

With the arrival of Lane Hutson and Logan Mailloux with the Canadiens late in the season, it can be assumed that both young players should have a legitimate chance to start the next campaign in Montreal.

The names of Jordan Harris and Justin Barron often come up as potential trade targets, but let's be honest, their value isn't very high.

Insightful commentators Arpon Basu and Marc-Antoine Godin have discussed a scenario in which Kent Hughes finds himself holding a hot potato. According to them, a defenseman like Jayden Struble could be an interesting bait.

Teams will likely be more open to making a trade involving Struble. He performed very well in his first NHL season and finds himself stuck on the Canadiens' blue line for the foreseeable future.

Kent Hughes will probably have to make an unpopular trade with fans sooner or later to alleviate congestion on the Canadiens' defense and add offensive talent through a potential acquisition.

This situation raised by the podcast "The Basu & Godin Notebook" makes a lot of sense.

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