Monday Habs Headlines: Kent Hughes heads into trade deadline with development top of mind

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Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• The Denis Gurianov trade shows that Kent Hughes is ready for the impending deadline and that he’s approaching it with player development in mind. [The Hockey Writers]
• Why taking a gamble on Gurianov is with worth it for the Canadiens. [EOTP]
• The Canadiens honoured long-time beat reporter Pat Hickey as he covered his last home game on Saturday. [CTV News]
• The Habs offensive imminent future is exciting. [TSN 690]

Around the League and Elsewhere

• Barry Trotz will take over GM duties after Nashville Predators president of hockey operations and general manager David Poile retires on June 30. [Sportsnet]
• Mark Giordano is close to breaking (or already did at time of reading) record for most shots blocked. [Sportsnet]
• All signs point to the New Jersey Devils being the front-runners to snag San Jose Sharks forward Timo Meier. [TSN]
• The St. Louis Blues was traded Ivan Barbashev to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday. [NHL]
• Some big moves have already been made ahead of the NHL Trade Deadline, but much uncertainty remains about what else is to come. [TSN]