{"id":399499,"date":"2026-01-10T13:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/399499\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T13:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:41:11","slug":"a-smart-offensive-acquisition-by-kent-hughes-is-starting-to-pay-off-for-the-canadiens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/399499\/","title":{"rendered":"A smart offensive acquisition by Kent Hughes is starting to pay off for the Canadiens"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Photo credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

A very good move by general manager Kent Hughes is starting to pay off for the Montreal Canadiens.<\/p>\n

Alexandre Texier didn’t take long to win over Montreal. When Kent Hughes signed him to a one-year, $1 million contract, it was a simple bet.<\/p>\n

We’re talking about a forward who had just played eight games with the St. Louis Blues, with a single assist to his name. Nothing flashy, nothing loud, but plenty of potential.<\/p>\n

Since then, things have changed quickly.<\/p>\n

Texier now has 14 points in 22 games with the Canadiens this season. This isn’t a tiny sample of two lucky nights.<\/p>\n

It’s starting to look like a legitimate acquisition that fits. You can feel it around the team as well.<\/p>\n

When a player comes in with that kind of pace, it gets people talking, it sparks reactions, and it applies pressure in the right direction.<\/p>\n

The acquisition of Alexandre Texier by Kent Hughes and the Montreal Canadiens is starting to become a solid success<\/p>\n

One million dollars is an amount that doesn’t force you to dig in if things go south.<\/p>\n

But when it works out, it delivers a value-for-money return that makes everyone smile, from the bench to the stands, as we saw notably last night at the Bell Centre.<\/p>\n

Fourteen points in 22 games with Montreal, after a short stint in St. Louis where things weren’t clicking. For the Canadiens, this is exactly the type of find that can change part of a season.<\/p>\n

If this keeps up, Kent Hughes is going to be told once again that he “stole” a player. And in the free-agent market, that kind of steal is rare.<\/p>\n

Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n

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A smart offensive acquisition by Kent Hughes is starting to pay off for the Canadiens<\/p>\n

Is Alexandre Texier a home run acquisition by Kent Hughes?<\/p>\n

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