All indications are that Kent Hughes has worked very hard to bring Pierre-Luc Dubois to Montreal, but it's not going to happen. However, according to informant David Pagnotta, Hughes was working on other big projects at the same time, and the word is out that he wants to make another Kirby Dach-style trade. <q>The Montreal Canadiens worked on trade lines yesterday and again this morning. There might be some kind of traction today on the Montreal side (talks are moving forward in earnest)</q> We know that other names like Alexis Lafrenière and Kaapo Kakko have been linked to the Habs in recent weeks. Could Hughes and Gorton be on the verge of acquiring one of these two youngsters? Stay tuned, as there will be a press conference at 4:30 p.m., and the timing would be perfect to announce this transaction. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/MOBeaudoin1/status/1673692576514179074?t=pwFs9sZNEC8F9R7BRSSD2w&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div>