Not so long ago, Kent Hughes had a very big problem on his hands, with four goalies on NHL contracts. Now that Casey DeSmith is gone, we thought Cayden Primeau would be subject to the ballot, but that hasn't happened and there are still three goalies in the lineup. The reality is that Hughes wouldn't have wanted to see Primeau claimed for nothing. You might think he's being stingy, but it's really because he loves the youngster and is still hesitating. <q>You never want to lose a player for nothing, and we really like Cayden Primeau. We believe in him. We know we can't keep three goalkeepers much longer. We don't think we'll have three goalies long-term, but you never know what can happen from one day to the next with injuries or whatever. - Kent Hughes</q> So he confirms the rumour that a goalie will be traded soon, but he doesn't dare comment on who it will be. As he said, he really likes Primeau and wouldn't want to lose him for nothing, so why not look into trading another goalie, either Jake Allen or Samuel Montembeault? In the event of a major injury, if Primeau is gone, who will take the place of second Jakub Dobes? I'm not sure. It's quite a dilemma for Hughes, and I'd hate to be the man to make that decision. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/GasconAlexandre/status/1712067705228919043?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1712067705228919043%7Ctwgr%5E97a4f0a98ff0740123fe7f80b17eae4b998e9137%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.habsetlnh.com%2Fcanadiens-de-montreal%2FCanadien-de-Montreal-Kent-Hughes-vient-de-confirmer-une-grosse-rumeur-concernant-un-gardien-de-but'> </a></blockquote></div>