
Montreal Canadiens stand pat at NHL trade deadline amid playoff chase
BROSSARD, Que. — Kent Hughes was ready for another yard sale.
Then the Montreal Canadiens went on a run and changed his mind.
The Canadiens general manager stood pat at the NHL trade deadline Friday, bucking the trend of selling the last three years as Montreal remains in the hunt for a playoff spot.
“The plan from the beginning of the season was that what we did at the trade deadline would be dictated by the team,” Hughes told reporters at CN Sports Complex after the 3 p.m. ET trade embargo began. “Heading into the 4 Nations break, we were on a down, so we thought we’d probably do the same thing as in years past and trade away our players.