Canadiens’ Next Move Gets Early Read After Elimination

Montreal is out, and now the real sleuthing begins around Kent Hughes’ next move. The chatter around a potential Canadiens acquisition is already getting a first verdict, which is exactly the kind of front-office smoke that tends to hang around once the season ends. This is the part of the calendar when every hint gets overplayed and every whisper gets treated like a report, but the Canadiens still have business to sort out.