small reset - hard to get UFAs

Created by: MTLaveragefan

Team: 2021-22 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 17, 2022

Published: Jan. 17, 2022

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McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

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UFA - 5

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There has been talks that Canadian teams like MTL will have a hard time acquiring UFAs the next few years because of the Covid restriction in the country.

Therefore, I believe it is better to keep our assets (excepts the one that want out and pending UFAS) and do a quick reset. Selling our entire team is not gonna solve anything... and the chances are that the prospect replacing them won't be as good.

Kids need that veteran leadership - so lets tank and regroup next year (preferably with a new coach).

Send Caufield the Poehling route: give him time in the AHL to master his craft and do his homework.

I would however, trade one of the RW, Armia and Chariot.

Everyone on LTIR should not return next year.

Buyouts

Karl Alzner: $1,958,333

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2022
2023
2024

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$81,500,000	$64,324,975	$597,561	$1,175,000	$17,175,025

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Drouin, Jonathan $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2	Suzuki, Nick $863,333$863,333 ($537,500$538K) C UFA - 1	Pitlick, Rem $917,831$917,831 LW, RW UFA - 1
Anderson, Josh $5,500,000$5,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 6	Poehling, Ryan $750,000$750,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Gallagher, Brendan $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 6
Byron, Paul $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Dvorak, Christian $4,450,000$4,450,000 C UFA - 4	Toffoli, Tyler $2,125,000$2,125,000 RW, LW UFA - 3
Perreault, Mathieu $950,000$950,000 LW, RW, C UFA - 1	Evans, Jake $750,000$750,000 C UFA - 1	Lehkonen, Artturi $1,150,000$1,150,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
Hoffman, Mike $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW UFA - 3	Pezzetta, Michael $750,000$750,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Edmundson, Joel $875,000$875,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 3	Petry, Jeff $2,343,750$2,343,750 RD M-NTC, NMC UFA - 4	Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 5
Romanov, Alexander $894,167$894,167 ($637,500$638K) LD RFA - 1	Savard, David $3,500,000$3,500,000 RD UFA - 4	Allen, Jake $2,875,000$2,875,000 G UFA - 2
Chiarot, Ben $1,750,000$1,750,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 1
Kulak, Brett $925,000$925,000 LD/RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Weber, Shea $7,857,143$7,857,143 RD UFA - 5
		Armia, Joel $3,400,000$3,400,000 RW, LW UFA - 4
		Paquette, Cédric $950,000$950,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 1
		Clague, Kale $761,250$761,250 LD/RD RFA - 1
		Niku, Sami $750,000$750,000 LD/RD UFA - 1
		Wideman, Chris $750,000$750,000 RD UFA - 1

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Jan. 17, 2022 at 8:51 p.m.

zk97

v5 CBJ GM

Joined: Feb. 2019

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keep clague and niku for depth
the RW that should be traded imo is toffoli

Jan. 17, 2022 at 8:52 p.m.

Howisjulienstillhere

Joined: Mar. 2020

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you can't not attract free agents and do a quick reset. A quick reset would be head out and sign hertl or Giroux and pick up a top 4 lhd. the in between bull**** is the killer. go get Giroux and Chychrun(as an example) or rebuild

next year we should either target Bedard or the cup

Jan. 17, 2022 at 9:15 p.m.

palhal

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Joined: Jul. 2015

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I think Canadian teams having difficulty attracting American UFAs due to Covid restrictions. Family movement restrictions. Probably doesn't affect Europeans at all. But Montreal can be more difficult for the any families relocating to Quebec...language, education and jobs. And now with the hockey club kinda in a mess...that plays a part too.

Jan. 17, 2022 at 9:17 p.m.

F50marco

Joined: May 2015

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Why would the Habs want to attract UFA's for the foreseeable future? They are rebuilding. Adding veteran depth to teach the kids is easy if they need it. Adding veteran depth that also can score and win you games is tough but who cares? Habs are rebuilding. They don't need those players right now. The only thing that can get a good UFA to come here over another team is if we have a good team. We get the good team by drafting stud prospects. Not trotting this lot out again and again.

Don't worry about not signing UFA's. Worry about not drafting Wright, Bedard and Kiviharju in the next 3 drafts. Or at the very least the next best players available after those guys.

Jan. 17, 2022 at 10:39 p.m.

BorisBagel

Boris Bagel

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