Kent Hughes would have found his missing defender on the right

With several young rookies knocking on the NHL door and the injury to Joel Edmundson that could cause him to miss the start of the season, there is a severe lack of depth at that position for the Habs.

When you look at the right-handers, it's even worse, with only David Savard, Chris Wideman and Justin Barron pitching from that side. Speaking of Barron, his play has been far from convincing since the beginning of training camp, even though he is outpaced by Kaiden Guhle, Jordan Harris, Corey Schueneman and Arber Xhekaj.

The problem is that the four players mentioned above are all left-handed. Kent Hughes has made no secret of the fact that he would try to trade a forward for a right-handed defenseman or try to claim one in the draft, if the opportunity arose.

However, one current player is muddying the waters, as Jordan Harris is becoming more comfortable on the right side, even as he works hard on the details to improve in that role:

"Jordan Harris just mentioned that even though he was a lefty, he felt very comfortable on the right side and had practiced "little things" to better accommodate if he were to play on the right this season. Interesting!" - Marc-Olivier Beaudoin

NHL teams are becoming less and less fond of employing defensemen on their bad side, but in the Habs' situation, which is stuck with a very high payroll, as well as being in a rebuild, Jordan Harris might be the perfect fit.

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2 OCTOBRE \| 47 ANSWERS Kent Hughes would have found his missing defender on the right Do you think Justin Barron should play a year in Laval before making the jump to the NHL full time?
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