Weird: Kent Hughes didn’t see the hit on Kirby Dach, but feels he was unlucky

Kent Hughes, reporting live from the GM meeting in Florida, was asked to comment on the Kirby Dach situation.
The Canadiens' GM was quick to reassure the team's fans: based on the Habs' current assessment, fans shouldn't expect Dach to be out for long.

That's good news, of course.

At the GMs' meeting, Kent Hughes indicated that he had no update on Kirby Dach's condition, but he mentioned that he feels the injury will not require a long-term absence. @CanadiensMTL @TVASports
— Renaud Lavoie (@RLavoieTVA) March 16, 2026

That said, we still have to keep in mind that things can change. Especially with Dach, whose health has always been a rather sensitive issue.

But at least the initial projections are good.
On the other hand, what I found funny was seeing the Canadiens' GM come to Dach's defense, while admitting he didn't see the hit he took.
It's not hard to find, though.

Kirby Dach headed to the dressing room after getting dropped by Jeffrey Viel
pic.twitter.com/0vmG5GlHot— Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) March 15, 2026

During his meeting with the media, it was reported that the GM hadn't seen the hit, but still felt that his player had been unlucky.

That's quite a statement.

Kent Hughes, speaking from GM meetings, says no update on Kirby Dach.
Said he didn't see the hit, but feels Dach has just been unlucky.
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) March 16, 2026
I'm not saying that Dach was or wasn't unlucky. But I find it interesting that Kent Hughes, who sometimes talks a bit too much for a GM, openly admits he's speaking off the cuff before giving his opinion on the hot topic surrounding the CH.
If he had said he hadn't seen it, but that the doctors believed he would be out for the short term, that would have been a different story.
Hughes is perhaps the only person in Quebec who didn't see the hit (I'm talking only about hockey fans here), and he gave his opinion anyway.
That surprised me.

In a nutshell– The World Cup will take place in Prague and Alberta.

Details for the 2028 World Cup.

-17-day break
-13-day tournament
-8 teams, not yet known
-No decision on Russia.
-2 pools of 4 teams
-The top 3 advance; the winners of each group get a bye.
-The 2nd-place teams face the 3rd-place teams in the first round.
-No… pic.twitter.com/SqdgiRhkfF— Jeremy Filosa (@JeremyFilosa) March 16, 2026

— Must-read.

Jarmo Kekalainen is at the helm of arguably the best team he's ever presided over, and feeling thankful for all of it. The new Sabres GM has made moves to bolster a team that is finally making real noise again. (@EricEngels) https://t.co/Ed0wVdEZOY— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 16, 2026

– Interesting.

#Sabres GM Jarmo Kekäläinen to an anonymous GM on the new Sabres Embedded episode:
“We can revisit that in the offseason. We don't want to change our group too much. We can revisit that in the offseason if you don't end up trading him.”
#Sabrehood @CrossSwordsPod— Carson Hayek (@CarsonHayek) March 15, 2026

– Um…

Usually, you can say that after a win. https://t.co/IVczaCtFa6
— Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) March 16, 2026