The contract buyback period begins on Friday. According to Arpon Basu, Kent Hughes will not be using this strategy. After that, the draft takes place on June 28 and 29, before the free-agent market opens on July 1. On this occasion, Kent Hughes will let four players go. Jonathan Drouin, Sean Monahan, Alex Belzile and Denis Gurianov will not receive offers from the general manager. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=fr dir=ltr>And an update on Sean Monahan. <a href=https://t.co/llLc8wrAq6>https://t.co/llLc8wrAq6</a>- TVA Sports (@TVASports) <a href=https://twitter.com/TVASports/status/1669349094278696968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>June 15, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8> If it's obvious for Drouin, Monahan and Gurianov, it's quite the opposite for Alex Belzile. The Quebec forward was finally able to prove his worth in the NHL this year, and he'll be looking to sign a one-way contract somewhere in the league. He deserves it. As for Monahan, the center forward will test the market, but if he doesn't receive an offer that lives up to his expectations, he may well stay with the CH. Appreciation is mutual between him and the team.