The fate of Mike Hoffman could be known in the next few hours
The Vegas Golden Knights have officially concluded the 2022-2023 season by winning 9 to 3 against the Florida Panthers last night, thus claiming the very first Stanley Cup in their history.
Jonathan Marchessault notably became the first Quebecois player since Jean-Sebastien Giguere in 2003 to win the Conn Smythe Trophy with an incredible playoff performance. The forward from Cap-Rouge, who, by the way, has never been drafted into the NHL, concluded the spring festivities with an impressive haul of 13 goals and 12 assists in 22 matches.
However, the end of the NHL season also means that within 48 hours, starting from June 16th, the teams in the Bettman league will officially be able to buy out the contracts of certain players. Knowing that many young players will want to earn their place in Martin St-Louis's lineup next year and that forward Mike Hoffman is no longer in the team's plans, it would not be surprising to see Kent Hughes terminate the veteran's contract.
The general manager of the Canadiens will have many important issues to resolve this summer, and the buyout of Mike Hoffman could give the Tricolore some flexibility to sign free agents or even make trades (Pierre-Luc Dubois?).
In this regard, the website Cap Friendly released a list on May 25th of the players who were most likely to have their contracts bought out during the off-season, and the CH's forward was at the top of this list. Will Kent Hughes announce in the coming days that forward Mike Hoffman will not be returning next season? It's quite possible!
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