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Being Kent Hughes, it’s Jordan Kyrou that I would target this summer
Marc-Olivier Cook
Being Kent Hughes, it’s Jordan Kyrou that I would target this summer
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Kent Hughes is likely to be aggressive this summer because he has a goal in mind.

He wants to acquire a player who can evolve in the top-6 and would rather make a trade than go after a free agent.

And at that level, a few names have already started to circulate.

For example, Mathias Brunet – in an article by La Presse – mentioned Matt Duchene, John Tavares, Mikael Granlund, Brock Nelson, Hendrix Lapierre, Mason McTavish, Ryan O’Reilly, Trevor Zegras, Dawson Mercer, and Sam Bennett.

David Ettedgui, for his part, targeted the names of Mason McTavish, Robert Thomas, Martin Necas, and Mathew Barzal.

But in the context where Kent Hughes wants to go after an established player who “fits” with the average age of the core already in place in Montreal, we can already eliminate several names that have been mentioned above.

Briefly.

For me, there is one name that has been on my mind since the trade deadline, March 7th. In fact, David Pagnotta said that morning that we should keep an eye on Jordan Kyrou in St. Louis… and I haven’t stopped thinking about him since then when it comes to interesting targets for the Habs.

Jordan Kyrou is listed as a center on almost all possible sites, but he plays more on the wing with the Blues.

We’re talking about a guy who is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 196 pounds (according to HockeyDB data).

But above all, we’re talking about a 26-year-old player who is good in all three zones of the ice. Kyrou – who has a good skating ability – also has interesting skills since he is currently in his third consecutive season with 30 goals or more.

He has a really intriguing profile for a young team like the Canadiens. At his age, Kyrou would fit in well with the rest of the group:

The main interested party is already under contract: he is in the second year (out of eight) of an agreement that earns him $8.125 million per season.

It’s more than Nick Suzuki, you’ll tell me… but the Habs won’t always be able to respect their salary scale if they want to add very good players to their lineup.

We understand that the Blues won’t let him go for nothing either. That being said, we know that Kent Hughes has several resources to make a big trade and he might be able to take advantage of the situation in St. Louis to get him out of there.

Because in fact, the Blues are in a bit of a strange situation right now. The organization has good players in place, but the team’s leaders are aging (Brayden Schenn is 33 years old, Pavel Buchnevich is about to turn 30)… and the organization doesn’t necessarily have a strong prospect pool either.

We’ll also have to make room for Dalibor Dvorsky in the top-6 soon in St. Louis.

All of this to say that I think it would be worth it for Kent Hughes to call Doug Armstrong and inquire about Jordan Kyrou. Again, Kyrou is young, has the talent to explode alongside talented players in Montreal, and has already proven himself in the National League.

This would be my target of choice, personally… even if he doesn’t necessarily play center.

And it’s a good thing: we’ll be able to see him in action tonight, when the Canadiens will be in St. Louis to face the Blues and Jordan Kyrou.


In Overtime

— It’s definitely different.

— 😂😂

— I’m looking forward to seeing him progress.

— Well done.

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