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We’re going over former Montreal Canadiens and current St Louis Blues d-man Logan Mailloux, and how he got sent down to the AHL.
This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter
This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.
Zach Bolduc was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2021 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:
1st) Buffalo Sabres, Owen Power
2nd) Seattle Kraken, Matty Beniers
3rd) Anaheim Ducks, Mason McTavish
4th) New Jersey Devils, Luke Hughes
5th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Kent Johnson
6th) Detroit Red Wings, Simon Edvinsson
7th) San Jose Sharks, William Eklund
8th) Los Angeles Kings, Brandt Clarke
9th) Arizona Coyotes (from Vancouver Canucks), Dylan Guenther
10th) Ottawa Senators, Tyler Boucher
11th) Arizona Coyotes, FORFEITED
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), Cole Sillinger
13th) Calgary Flames, Matthew Coronato
14th) Buffalo Sabres (from Philadelphia Flyers), Isak Rosén
15th) Detroit Red Wings (from Dallas Stars), Sebastian Cossa
16th) New York Rangers, Brennan Othmann
17th) St. Louis Blues, Zachary Bolduc
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Chaz Lucius
19th) Nashville Predators, Fedor Svechkov
20th) Minnesota Wild (from Edmonton Oilers), Jesper Wallstedt
21st) Boston Bruins, Fabian Lysell
22nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Minnesota Wild), Xavier Bourgault
23rd) Dallas Stars (from Washington Capitals via Detroit Red Wings), Wyatt Johnston
24th) Florida Panthers, Mackie Samoskevich
25th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Corson Ceulemans
26th) Minnesota Wild (from Pittsburgh Penguins), Carson Lambos
27th) Nashville Predators (from Carolina Hurricanes), Zachary L’Heureux
28th) Colorado Avalanche, Oskar Olausson
29th) New Jersey Devils (from New York Islanders), Chase Stillman
30th) Vegas Golden Knights, Zach Dean
31st) Montreal Canadiens, Logan Mailloux
32nd) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Columbus Blue Jackets), Nolan Allan
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19 Comments
Saying that the Habs won the ultimately won the trade already is just stupid. Give it 2 seasons
I disagree about the trade win or lose. Let's look at this after 2 or 3 years. D-man typically takes longer to develop. That is just a fact. Not everyone is a Hutson or a Schaefer that takes the league by storm. It does not help that the Blues are not doing well. Mailloux could still develop to be a solid RHD. RHDs do not grow on trees. Bolduc is a top 9 forward so far. Both of them are still young and have room to grow.
I like the trade for the Habs because they have too many young D in the system.
I'll go with the crowd and say it's way too soon to judge… as an example, Alexandre Carrier only established himself in the nhl at 24 y.o.
Way too soon…
Logan Mailloux was overrated. Perhaps, he will become a NHL player. Right now, he is a good AHL player. Habs traded him because they knew he is no better than anyone of the defensemen they now have. He never impressed the team when he was called up.
Way too early to call. Yes, St. Louis expected LM would be able to play as a regular NHL D man this season. They were wrong. Does this mean he won't develop into a top 4 D in the future? No. Too early to make that call. MTL wins insofar as they acquired a NHL regular so they win – for now.
Mailloux not an NHL player yet. Zac Bolduc an NHL player now. That was always the case. Question is what kind of NHL player will Mailloux develop into? Or Not? Zac Bolduc at 22 looks like a half point a game NHL player. How good or not will he eventually be?
this video and call will not age well…
You're such a Homer…
This trade cannot be judged as a win or lose, 1 month into a season…
Bolduc has played in 100 more NHL games than Mailloux.
Ivecsaid this before…Al MacInnis (a person that could take everything You & I know about Defenseman, roll it up in the shape of a needle, stick it in his eye, and it wouldn't even hurt), says You won't know what you have in a Dman, until they've played 300 games in the NHL…
Mailloux is 22, with less that 20 games under his belt…Did the Blues over evaluate Mailloux, claiming he's NHL ready ? Absolutely…So what do You do with someone that Young, that actually requested not to be drafted when he was, when their confidence has been shattered ? … You send them back to their comfort zone. You mentor them, guide them, teach them. This is a kid that pretty much dominated the AHL, so send him back, and let him find himself again…
Not to go comparing apples to oranges, but you only need to look at the end of the Habs bench, to see one Patrick Laine. The biggest difference there is, for $7M more, you're not going to send Laine, down to the minors…Both are shattered emotionally right now. Unable to put the pieces of success before them, and regain what they once had, at different stages of their careers. Mailloux has a future, and a career ahead of him, Laine has seemingly lost control of his.
As a Blues and Bolduc fan, I'm going to root for Bolduc throughout his career. He's a great person, and I hope that transcends into his becoming a great player. Even though he's been traded to another team, I'm not going to turn on him, the way you have Mailloux. I hadn't subscribed to your channel until just about the time this trade was made, but it would have been interesting to hear your opinion of Mailloux, tearing up the AHL, and his success in his handful of games as a Hab…You're brutal dude. Pretty much Heartless, and a backstabber…
The trade is what it is, but as I referred to at the start, Al MacInnis would tell you to calm your jets and relax for a few years, before you prematurely declare a winner…You're the winner for 2 months, but as You mentioned, things have cooled from the rapid success Mr. Bolduc took part in, at the start of the season…
Go Get Em Zac….
short term yes but Mailloux will improve? needs more ahl ice time to work at waht he is not doing now?
wonder if Mailloux's skill set in the NHL is better served as a defensive forward than d-man, usually it works the other way like Burns and Buf but if the skating and shot are there if all else fails it might be worth while
Too early to say who (won). Bolduc is a streaky player. Mailleux has lost confidence so sending him back to the AHL would be good for him
I don't understand why this fidi meshar sholes is all out of content in the middle of the season. We already had a very long summer, and lots of nonsense was talked by hockey youtubers . Don't start this crap before june please
The Blues are all bad this year. If blues were winning. This would be a very different story.
Bolduc will get hot again.
Lol, far too soon, idiot.
As a lifelong Habs fan I was happy with this trade – BUT IMHO it will require (give or take) 5 years, or more, to determine the winner of a typical trade. There are exceptions to this – with a winner being obvious sooner. Mailloux needs more seasoning in the AHL= very normal/typical – give him time and I think he'll be fine
Mailloux need time in the AHL to develop in the NHL but now if you not product as soon you hit the NHL you are considered as a bust !
It's way too soon to call victory on this trade. Logan Mailloux still has A LOT of run rate. This is so wrong.