With new general manager Kent Hughes joining the Montreal Canadiens on their road trip in Vegas as the Canadiens took on the Golden Knights on Thursday, there is no ambiguity as to what he is trying to do.
He, along with Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Jeff Gorton, is trying to figure out which players on the team are going to be part of the organization’s future.
In some cases — like Nick Suzuki, Alexander Romanov, and Cole Caufield — the decision is simple. With other veterans, not so much.
Christian Dvorak has been criticized this season, some of it warranted, some of it not.