rebuilds can be fun too

Created by: SkatinTintin

Team: 2020-21 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: May 26, 2021

Published: May 26, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

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McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

I feel like getting rid of everyone in one offseason is unrealistic so I've made 2 relatively medium size trades and a big one involving Danault and Kuznetsov. Also bought out Chiarot

At first glance, the top 4 is way way more mobile. + The 1st line is perhaps the most irresponsible 1st line in the league, but I would just give them carte blanche to just go have fun off the rush and score a lot of goals. They would probably give up twice as much, though

Obvious there's a few guys that ought to be traded in the future, but this is just the first salvo

Part II would probably involve trading vets like: Toffoli, Drouin, Gallagher, Petry for assets & picks

Free Agent Signings

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Mysak, Jan		1	$700,000

Trades

MTL

Get that sweet sweet cap space

SEA

Mysak, Jan
Price, Carey

Additional Details:

Goalie who performs like an absolute all-star, but only in the playoffs. Rest of the year, his compete level is in "Don't get injured" mode.

Added Mysak incentive. Would be willing to add Guhle too if necessary.

MTL

Bear, Ethan

Additional Details:

The Edmonton coach didn't seem to like him all that much

EDM

Edmundson, Joel
2022 2nd round pick (MTL)

Additional Details:

Plus and minus King who's apparently "tough to play against"

Kind of good ol' Canadian boy that Edmonton needs

Also, it's written in his contract that he'll change his name to Edmonton if he plays in Edmonton.

MTL

Lucic, Milan
2022 2nd round pick (CGY)

Additional Details:

4th liner who has a weird lump on his back, a bit like the hunchback of Notre Dame

CGY

Anderson, Josh ($500,000 retained)

Additional Details:

2nd line winger who scores goals sometimes

Has more intangibles than tangibles

MTL

Not re-signing gang

ANA

MTL

Kuznetsov, Evgeny

Additional Details:

Points in the last 3 seasons at 5v5: 95

Kuznetsov is an empty calorie scorer who doesn't score enough to cover for his massive defensive shortcomings

MTL gets a guy that scores but won't hinder their ability to tank

This is more like a candy for the fans: you get to see Kuznetsov play irresponsible hockey and sell jerseys while you rebuild

WSH

Danault, Phillip

Additional Details:

Points in the last 3 seasons at 5v5: 101

Habs should sign him to a Pageau style deal and then trade him

Danault is a top 6 center who's among the best at both ends of the ice at 5v5

WSH gets a deluxe Lars Eller who drives offense very well and plays Selke level defense

Keeps them in contention for the next 2-3 years

Buyouts

Karl Alzner: $3,958,333
Ben Chiarot: $1,833,333

Retained Salary Transactions

Josh Anderson: $500,000 (9.09%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2021
2022
2023

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
20	$81,500,000	$60,423,808	$0	$4,252,500	$21,076,192

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Drouin, Jonathan $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	Kuznetsov, Evgeny $3,900,000$3,900,000 C M-NTC UFA - 5	Caufield, Cole $880,833$880,833 ($132,500$132K) LW, RW UFA - 3
Toffoli, Tyler $2,125,000$2,125,000 RW, LW UFA - 4	Suzuki, Nick $863,333$863,333 ($425,000$425K) C UFA - 2	Gallagher, Brendan $3,750,000$3,750,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 1
	Kotkaniemi, Jesperi $925,000$925,000 ($2,500,000$2M) C UFA - 1	Ylönen, Jesse $880,833$880,833 ($132,500$132K) RW, LW RFA - 3
Lehkonen, Artturi $2,400,000$2,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Poehling, Ryan $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) C, LW UFA - 1	Byron, Paul $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 3
Lucic, Milan $5,250,000$5,250,000 LW, RW NMC UFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Kulak, Brett $925,000$925,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Petry, Jeff $5,500,000$5,500,000 RD M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1	Allen, Jake $4,350,000$4,350,000 G UFA - 1
Leskinen, Otto $925,000$925,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Bear, Ethan $2,000,000$2,000,000 RD UFA - 2	Primeau, Cayden $880,833$880,833 G RFA - 2
Romanov, Alexander $894,167$894,167 ($212,500$212K) LD RFA - 2	Weber, Shea $7,857,143$7,857,143 RD UFA - 6

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May 26, 2021 at 1:56 p.m.

DogDayCaps2

down bad

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Capitals trade Kuzy for a UFA? Also "Kuznetsov is an empty calorie scorer who doesn't score enough to cover for his massive defensive shortcomings" but you trade for him lol

Kuzy xgf% 53.71

Suzuki xgf% 48.53... center of the future looks to have some awful "defensive shortcomings" also

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May 26, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.

MTLaveragefan

I post sometimes

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Lucic trade is terrible...

May 26, 2021 at 2:03 p.m.

Radu47

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"Irresponsible first line"

"Carte blanche ..."

Sounds fun 🎉

May 26, 2021 at 2:06 p.m.

Radu47

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Anderson "has more intangibles than tangibles" lol true dat times a million he's like a mythical manifestation of old school hockey energy

Conjured out of the aether by the old hockey fogies

🧙‍♂️

May 26, 2021 at 2:07 p.m.

Radu47

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Quoting: MTLaveragefan

Lucic trade is terrible...

For whomst tho?

Would be great for mtl to get out of the JA$ deal

Lucic was ok this year

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