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We mentioned it to you recently, but Kent Hughes and the Montreal Canadiens have gotten us used to big trades right in the middle of August.
There was the trade for Sean Monahan, the trade for Patrik Laine, and of course the rather unexpected trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins, involving a certain Jeff Petry.
The trade between the Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins dating back to 2023 is finally complete
First of all, in August 2023, the Canadiens acquired:
– Jeff Petry
– Nathan Légaré
– 2025 second-round pick
In exchange for:
– Rem Pitlick and Mike Hoffman
Afterward, the Canadiens traded Jeff Petry for Gustav Lindstrom and a 2025 4th-round pick.
The Canadiens also traded goaltender Casey DeSmith for Tanner Pearson and a 2025 3rd-round pick.
So all of the 2025 picks are now accounted for, and thus, here is the verdict.
The Habs turned Rem Pitlick and Mike Hoffman into two excellent 2025 prospects
Kent Hughes used the 2025 2nd-round pick to move up in the draft and select young forward Alexander Zharovsky.
Kent Hughes used the 2025 4th-round pick to move up in the draft and select young forward Hayden Paupanekis.
Kent Hughes used the 2025 3rd-round pick to move up in the draft and select young forward Hayden Paupanekis.
So, if you followed correctly, Montreal indeed traded the 4th-round pick (acquired via Jeff Petry) and the 3rd-round pick (acquired via Casey DeSmith) to go and get Paupanekis.
Two years later, Kent Hughes has thus turned that trade made with the Pittsburgh Penguins (with a few additions) into..
Alexander Zharovsky and Hayden Paupanekis!
Wow! We can agree that Hughes would never have gotten Zharovsky without that trade.
All of this, simply by giving up (initially) Rem Pitlick and Mike Hoffman.
That wraps up the big tree of this trade between the Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins, dating back to 2023.
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