Finding a right-handed pitcher wasn’t Kent Hughes’s top priority this summer

When the major media outlets start covering it again, it means hockey season is just around the corner.
Those outlets would have loved to report on a big-name signing by the Habs this summer, but in the end, it never happened.
In fact, Mathias Brunet's first article of the 2026–2027 season in La Presse focused on Kent Hughes's “inaction.”Free Puck | The Habs didn't want to overpayhttps://t.co/8t5YanKfZ4
— La Presse Sports (@LaPresse_Sports) August 31, 2026The asking price