The Canadiens are not interested in Kristopher Letang

For years, Kent Hughes represented the interests of Kristopher Letang. As a result, he negotiated en masse with the Penguins.

The contract he has in his pocket right now, however, was not negotiated by Kent Hughes. Philippe Lecavalier, Vincent’s brother, did, since Hughes had just taken the GM job in Montreal a few months before the signing.

And obviously, Hughes doesn’t want anything to do with this contract.

I say this because, considering the direction the Penguins are going, it wouldn’t be completely surprising to see Kyle Dubas try to pass on the Québécois to another team.

But that’s not going to happen.

In a piece (The Athletic) on the subject, journalist Josh Yohe mentioned that, because of his performance, his salary ($6.1M for three more years) and his health problems, no GM wants to go after his contract.

And he made a point of specifying that, even though Letang has a house in Southern California and is from Montreal, these teams simply aren’t interested in picking him up.