An NHL scout believes that a trade that was completed between the Oilers and Canadiens really gave the Habs a massive advantage over Edmonton. <a href='https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl-trade-deadline-oilers-acquire-defenseman-brett-kulak-from-canadiens-165126482.html' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Back in 2022, the Canadiens and the Oilers made a trade</a>, and now an NHL scout believes this may have been one of the biggest losses the Oilers could have suffered. The second-round pick that the Oilers sent to the Canadiens in exchange for Brett Kulak turned out to be one of the best rookies in the NHL this year. <h3>The Canadiens drafted Lane Hutson</h3> Lane Hutson has turned into one of the Canadiens' best young players. This is a trade that shows just how well Hughes and the Canadiens' scouts know what they're doing. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Canadiens_Muse/status/1876490041184112896'> </a></blockquote></div> The acquisitions of Lane Hutson and Michael Hage clearly prove that Kent Hughes is a very smart GM and that the Oilers are probably regretting it. Another move that proves just how good Hughes is as a GM is the Sean Monahan trade. The Canadiens received Monahan and a conditional first-round pick from the Calgary Flames, and then they later flipped Monahan to the Winnipeg Jets for a first-round pick, which led them to draft Michael Hage, as mentioned above. Kent Hughes really set the Habs up for a bright future with these moves, and the Oilers lost out on a top rookie, which NHL scout <a href='https://x.com/StuCowan1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1876277254835306965%7Ctwgr%5Ea511b287a61874431e3db43c835686c4da1e23fe%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.markerzone.com%2Fadm%2Fhabsetlnh%2Fblogs_preview.php%3Fno%3D466319' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Stu Cowan</a> also has stated. «Happy birthday to former Canadiens defenseman Brett Kulak, who turns 31 today. In 39 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, he has a total of 5-7-12 and a plus-minus of plus-5. The Canadiens used the second-round pick they acquired by trading Kulak to the Oilers in 2022 to select Lane Hutson.» Stu Cowan <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/StuCowan1/status/1876277254835306965'> </a></blockquote></div> When the Habs traded a player like Kulak at the right time, they obtained a draft pick that turned into <a href='https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/player/lane-hutson-8483457' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Hutson</a>, who has been doing some serious damage on the ice this season as the Habs have surged up the standings. One can only imagine whether the Oilers have learned from this mistake and whether they will be more careful when making trades down the road.