Has Luke Hughes Set the Bar for Lane Hutson and the Montreal Canadiens?
The New Jersey Devils and restricted free agent defenseman Luke Hughes agreed to a new seven-year deal price $63 million that carries an AAV of $9 million a season. There had been some studies out that Lane Hutson’s camp had been ready to see what Luke Hughes set the quantity at. The Montreal Canadiens now know {that a} long-term extension will more than likely price them over $9 million, possibly even near $10 million.
Marco D’Amico of RG: Lane Hutson will carry Hughes’s quantity to the Canadiens as a comp. Nevertheless, the Canadiens aren’t in the identical place because the Devils, as there’s time to get a deal finished between Hutson and Montreal. There was extra urgency in New Jersey with Hughes.
Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff on TSN Radio in Montreal on Wednesday was requested in regards to the Hughes extension means for Lane Hutson.
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Di Marco: “So I imply, what does it imply for Lane Hutson? I imply, I assume that the query is, is Lane Hutson a slam dunk primary already at present? However I actually assume that $9 million is now the bar for Lane Hutson that Luke Hughes set. However with Lane Hutson’s offensive numbers doubtlessly going to blow up even additional this 12 months, possibly he’s going to be pushing up on 10 when his contract time comes round.”
Later within the day, Pierre LeBrun joined TSN Radio in Montreal and was requested the identical query, stating that the Hughes quantity is a place to begin.
LeBrun: “Yeah, you possibly can’t ignore it. It’s a superb query. And let’s face it, I might think about anybody who follows the Canadiens intently would have led to that subsequent dialog as quickly as they noticed seven occasions 9 for Luke Hughes in New Jersey. For certain. That’s a contemporary comparable.
Now, the entire household dynamic, the Hughes household dynamic that I simply went down, in all probability makes it a little bit of a novel contract. However nonetheless, there’s $9 million on the board now, proper? That’s how this stuff work. I imply, pay attention, clearly, within the good world I believe the Habs would have favored Lane Hutson’s extension to be finished by now.
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I imply, my understanding of the state of affairs is the Habs actually been aggressive on that entrance all through the summer time. I imply, they’ve tried, however, you realize, clearly, there’s no extension at this level. So, you realize, we’ll see the place this goes.”
NHLRumors.com Be aware: As NHLRumors.com has reported through the summer time, there’s time between Lane Hutson and the Montreal Canadiens. Nevertheless, more than likely, everybody expects Hutson to return in across the $10 million mark. If Cale Makar units the benchmark larger than $12 million, Hutson might method $11 million. Nevertheless, given the best way Jeff Gorton, Kent Hughes, and the Montreal Canadiens have structured their wage, it’s a fairly secure wager the quantity is $10 million.
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