Kent Hughes has gotten himself into royal hot water with a recent decision that makes him look bad

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Jim Sullivan
November 26, 2024 (7:59)

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The Nashville Predators made a surprising move earlier this month by sending defenseman Dante Fabbro on waivers.

Unsurprisingly, the 2016 first-round draft pick was claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets.

A 26-year-old like him, with potential and interesting performance, but more importantly, a right-shot defenseman, is generating a lot of interest among National Hockey League teams.

The Jackets didn't miss their opportunity to get their hands on him, despite the fact that they have several defensemen in their organization, including some very talented prospects like David Jiricek and Denton Mateychuk.

The same can't be said for the Montreal Canadiens, who seem to have missed a huge opportunity to add some stability to the defensive corps.

Dante Fabbro is making Kent Hughes look seriously bad

After six games in Columbus, Fabbro is proving to Nashville, but also the teams that turned their noses up at him on waivers, made a serious mistake.

He scored two goals and collected four points in the process, even being used on the first defensive pair with the talented Zach Werenski.

Let's remember that among the teams that have not shown interest in his services, there is the Canadiens.

In theory, although the Jackets are also in the bottom of the general standings, they did not have priority over the Canadiens to claim him.

This therefore means that Montreal management passed on the former Predator.

It's a decision that risks causing many nightmares for the Habs' staff.

Honestly, I still don't understand this decision on Hughes' part, especially since according to what has been revealed by various very credible sources, the GM would be looking for reinforcements on the right flank of the defensive top-4.

In other words, he could fill this need for free by claiming Fabbro, which he did not do...