The 1st round of the NHL draft is now a thing of the past. Kent Hughes has set his sights on David Reinbacher, and fans are frustrated; they would have preferred Matvei Michkov. It's hard to understand how the Habs could turn their nose up at such a talented youngster, but we know that David Reinbacher was really their choice all along. Hughes could have fallen back in the standings, but the Coyotes would have selected the young Austrian. Hughes even turned down some monster offers to make sure he didn't lose his pick. <q>So, in a nutshell, here are the two trade offers Kent Hughes would have turned down to select David Reinbacher instead. Detroit's: Pick #9 + Pick #17 + young defenseman or young goalie, for David Reinbacher. Nashville's: Pick #15 + Pick #24 + Yaroslav Askarov, vs. David Reinbacher.</q> With this kind of offer turned down, we can see beyond any doubt that the CH really does hold the defenseman in high regard. Let's hope they don't regret it. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=fr dir=ltr>The latest info I have today is that the best offer to date for the CH's 5th pick would come from Detroit, they would offer 9th and 17th + a promising young defenseman...again to be followed tomorrow, no idea if Hughes will flinch or not 🤷‍♂️- El Cloun (@El_Cloun) <a href=https://twitter.com/El_Cloun/status/1673885418415071234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>June 28, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8> <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr>From those I've talked to and trusted, the consensus seems to be that a <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/Preds?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#Preds</a> offer of 15, 24 and Askarov may not be enough to pry the No. 5 pick away from Montreal- Michael Gallagher (@MGsports_) <a href=https://twitter.com/MGsports_/status/1674183582070210561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>June 28, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8> Credit: <a href='https://www.habsolumentfan.com/canadiens/le-canadien-aurait-refuse-deux-tres-grosses-offres-de-transaction-pour-le-5e-choix' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>HF</a>