Several teams have offered professional tryout contracts to players in the last few days, except the Montreal Canadiens. The excellent columnist Andrew Zadarnowski, who follows the activities of the Laval Rocket and the Trois-Rivières Lions, offered Kent Hughes to sign a defenceman for a trial. <q>I'd be shocked if the Habs didn't bring in a veteran defenceman to challenge the rookies in training camp, but there really aren't many options left. Jimmy Schuldt? The Canadiens loved him a few seasons ago.</q> Does Kent Hughes look at his options on the trade market before signing a veteran defenseman? Schuldt, 27, had one point in one game with the Vegas Golden Knights and 17 points in 61 games in the AHL last season. Worth watching. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/AZadarski/status/1570434038527041536'> </a></blockquote></div> Credit: <a href='https://www.habsetlnh.com/equipe-lnh/canadiens-de-montreal/Un-contrat-dessai-professionnel-pour-Jimmy-Schuldt-avec-les-Canadiens-de-Montreal-Andrew-Zadarnowski-avance-ce-nom' class='link_marker' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>HabsEtLNH</a>