{"id":45525,"date":"2025-08-04T21:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/45525\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T21:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:43:08","slug":"jayden-struble-admits-to-clever-strategy-to-outsmart-kent-hughes-and-sign-with-canadiens-sooner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/45525\/","title":{"rendered":"Jayden Struble Admits to Clever Strategy to Outsmart Kent Hughes and Sign With Canadiens Sooner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jayden Struble Admits to Clever Strategy to Outsmart Kent Hughes and Sign With Canadiens Sooner <\/p>\n

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Photo credit: Sergei Belski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t23-year-old Canadiens defenseman Jayden Struble<\/a> made a small confession about how he sped up his contract talks with Kent Hughes.<\/p>\n

It’s refreshing and nice to hear a player speak so candidly. Yes, Jayden Struble decided to file for arbitration simply to speed up the signing process.<\/p>\n

Jayden Struble Admits Arbitration Was Just a Strategy to Sign Sooner<\/p>\n

Clearly, he wanted to continue his journey with the Montreal Canadiens.<\/p>\n

It was simply a tactic to push Kent Hughes (and his own camp) to reach an agreement faster. That’s all.<\/p>\n

That officially sets the stage for an intriguing battle at the next Montreal Canadiens training camp between Struble, Arber Xhekaj<\/a>, and David Reinbacher<\/a> for the role of the team’s sixth defenseman.<\/p>\n

Jayden Struble, 23, is a left-handed defenseman standing 6 feet tall and weighing 207 pounds.<\/p>\n

The Canadiens’ 46th overall pick in the 2019 draft (second round), he has tallied 23 points and 109 penalty minutes in 112 career NHL games.<\/p>\n

Last season, he recorded 13 points in 56 games while maintaining a positive plus-minus of +2.<\/p>\n

He also played two games with the Laval Rocket.<\/p>\n

Previously on HabsFanatics<\/p>\n

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