Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes held his annual mid-season press conference on Wednesday, discussing several important topics, including how he expects the team to approach the NHL’s trade deadline, contract-extension talks, Juraj Slafkovsky’s development, Ivan Demidov’s play in Russia, and more.
Before we get going, I’d like to point out Hughes has done a fantastic job when it comes to his French language skills. Even though he was born in Montreal and had the ability to speak French prior to taking over as the general manager, it’s a very difficult language to master, and we have to give credit for his marked improvements in the last few seasons.
Hughes started off by noting the win…