Kent Hughes interview at Processus

[Vachon23]

Very interesting

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[WeThreeKings]

Anyone willing to highlight any good parts in English?

 

[Leto]

Anyone willing to highlight any good parts in English?

Interesting tidbit: Colorado's GM told Hughes they wanted to take Fowler in the second round with the pick Montreal traded for Newhook. Colorado flipped the picks for Ross Colton to Tampa. If they kept the picks, Fowler would have gone to Colorado with the 37th OV.​

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Interesting tidbit: Colorado's GM told Hughes they wanted to take Fowler in the second round with the pick Montreal traded for Newhook. Colorado flipped the picks for Ross Colton to Tampa. If they kept the picks, Fowler would have gone to Colorado with the 37th OV.​

Wasn't it the Habs wanted to take Brindley and then Fowler with the picks they dealt for Newhook?

Still got Fowler and not really a fan of Brindley. Not really a fan of Newhook, either, though.

 

[Leto]

Wasn't it the Habs wanted to take Brindley and then Fowler with the picks they dealt for Newhook?

Still got Fowler and not really a fan of Brindley. Not really a fan of Newhook, either, though.

Yes. He also added the part about Colorado's interest in Fowler.

 

[Gustave]

Wasn't it the Habs wanted to take Brindley and then Fowler with the picks they dealt for Newhook?

Still got Fowler and not really a fan of Brindley. Not really a fan of Newhook, either, though.

Both these things are true, according to Kent.

1- Habs would’ve taken Brindley and Fowler.
2- Had Colorado not traded for Colton, Colorado indeed would’ve picked Fowler with said pick.

 

[Kosseca]

Review of the 15 first min. I have to run and will edit and add the rest if I can find time later

- Discussion on how being an agent help him as a GM. Feel like arriving with knowledge of the player and being able to communicate with them is key. He wanted to develop relations with players. That was also a key asset he wanted in a coach.
-Discussed MLS hiring: Hiring MSL is, thus far, the decision he's the most happy about. Getting him on an interim basis was the best way to bring him over and ensure the decision would be better received by outsiders.
- Discussion on how rumors are started. lots of attention on MTL, some are trues but lots of wrong. He can't deny them all the time... no win situation. He shared a case where he call a media person that was spreading a false rumor and told him to call him instead of doing shit like that. Share that some GM do use the media as a negotiating tactic.
- Discussion on his 1st draft. He feel like being a GM in MTL your like a politician... your approval rating will go up and down. You can only judge your work once you are done. share his decision making process on accepting the job in MTL. Confirm that they spent lots of time looking at prospect and his agent job gave him some insight on some prospect. He defer to the team ultimately but it was an unanimous choice to go with Slaf.