When the Canadiens announced the acquisition of Sean Monahan last summer, it came as a surprise to many. However, the veteran's start to the season has charmed Montreal fans. Now that he will be an uncompensated independent player, Monahan will be free as a bird on July 1. Unless Kent Hughes comes to an agreement with him. That's exactly what Chris Johnston says. According to him, there have been discussions between Kent Hughes and his agent about a contract extension. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr>Chris Johnston with a brief update on Sean Monahan: I don't think it's impossible he ends up back in Montreal... No guarantee he re-signs with the <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/Habs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#Habs</a> but I think there has been at least some discussions about that. <a href=https://t.co/LsFJmW6ABn>https://t.co/LsFJmW6ABn</a>- HabsLinks (@HabsLinks) <a href=https://twitter.com/HabsLinks/status/1666943251352256514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>June 8, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8> It has to be said that this isn't totally surprising, since Monahan fits perfectly with the type of personality and player Hughes is looking for. If the GM is able to sign him to a modest salary, don't be surprised to see number 91 back in Montreal next season.