{"id":706560,"date":"2026-05-31T21:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T21:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/706560\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T21:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T21:52:09","slug":"kent-hughes-reportedly-set-to-part-ways-with-second-canadiens-player-after-playoff-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/706560\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent Hughes reportedly set to part ways with second Canadiens player after playoff exit"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Photo credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The Montreal Canadiens’ 2026 offseason is shaping up to be a busy one.<\/p>\n

And it appears that Patrik Laine<\/a> has reached the end of his tenure with the Canadiens organization.”According to my sources, Patrik Laine will never play another National Hockey League game in a Montreal Canadiens uniform. Whether he’s healthy, fully healthy, or partially injured, he will not play another game under Martin St. Louis, under the watch of Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes.<\/p>\n

I don’t know what happened or why, but a decision has been made.”<\/p>\n

– Jean Trudel<\/p>\n

Patrik Laine is indeed expected to leave Montreal this summer, according to Jean Trudel’s information<\/p>\n

Let’s remember that Patrik Laine did not participate in a single game during the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs.<\/p>\n

The Finnish forward practiced with the extra players throughout the entire postseason.<\/p>\n

Yet he officially remained on the injured list!<\/p>\n

Clearly, a definitive organizational decision has been made.<\/p>\n

Many had already been questioning Laine’s future with the Canadiens.<\/p>\n

His regular season was marked by injuries and difficulties adapting.<\/p>\n

For Patrik Laine personally, this is probably a difficult reality to accept.<\/p>\n

The Finn was acquired by the Canadiens in August 2024 as part of a major trade that notably involved Jordan Harris<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And expectations were high that he would help transform Montreal’s offense!<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen how Kent Hughes will handle the Patrik Laine situation during the 2026 offseason.<\/p>\n

And whether the Finnish forward will indeed leave the organization in order to revive his career with another NHL team.<\/p>\n

Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n

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Kent Hughes reportedly set to part ways with second Canadiens player after playoff exit<\/p>\n

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