The Montreal Canadiens could be pushing to sign star defenceman Lane Hutson ASAP, following the mega contract extensions signed by Luke Hughes and Jackson LaCombe earlier this week.
The New Jersey Devils signed Luke Hughes to a seven-year $63 million deal, while the Anaheim Ducks inked Jackson LaCombe to a max-term eight-year deal worth $72 million.
The deals were rightfully signed by each club, serve as comparables for the Canadiens to ink their young, up-and-coming franchise blueliner.
But as Marco D’Amico or RG Media noted in an October 3 post, Hutson doesn’t have the leverage that Hughes and LaCombe had.