Interesting trade that doesn't cost us a lot

Created by: Bondage

Team: 2017-18 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 12, 2017

Published: Aug. 12, 2017

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

People keep trading big pieces of our team like Pacioretty, Price and Galchenyuk to improve our offense. But I found a way to improve our offense without even trading our star players. Elias Lindholm, who came out of a pretty good season in Carolina, is on a 2.7 million dollar contract that will expire next year. He will be a RFA, which means that it's most likely for him to sign with the team he plays for. I love the way he plays and I'm willing to trade for him. A trade like that could represent a great opportunity for us to get rid of Plekanec's contract. We also have young players like Nikita Scherbak who were never really given a chance and in my opinion the only way he can get that chance is by being traded. To do Carolina a favor, I will be retaining 50% of Plekanec's contract. Just to make sure that Carolina accepts, I will give them 2 draft picks. Carolina gets a decent return for Elias Lindholm. They get a 3 million great third line center, they get a young player who can grow into a top 6 forward and they get a bunch of draft picks. Montreal, on their side, managed to improve their top 6 without touching big pieces.

Trades

MTL

Lindholm, Elias

CAR

Plekanec, Tomas ($3,000,000 retained)
Scherbak, Nikita
2018 2nd round pick (MTL)
2018 3rd round pick (MTL)

Retained Salary Transactions

Tomas Plekanec: $3,000,000 (100%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2018
2019
2020

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
24	$75,000,000	$66,437,976	$0	$300,000	$8,562,024

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Pacioretty, Max $4,050,000$4,050,000 LW UFA - 2	Lindholm, Elias $2,700,000$2,700,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Byron, Paul $1,166,667$1,166,667 LW, RW UFA - 2
Drouin, Jonathan $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 6	Danault, Phillip $912,500$912,500 C UFA - 1	Galchenyuk, Alex $4,900,000$4,900,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 3
Lehkonen, Artturi $839,166$839,166 LW, RW UFA - 2	Shaw, Andrew $3,900,000$3,900,000 C, RW UFA - 5	Gallagher, Brendan $3,750,000$3,750,000 RW, LW UFA - 4
Hudon, Charles $650,000$650,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 2	Holland, Peter $675,000$675,000 C UFA - 2
	Mitchell, Torrey $1,200,000$1,200,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Hemsky, Ales $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW UFA - 1
	Martinsen, Andreas $675,000$675,000 C UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Alzner, Karl $4,625,000$4,625,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 5	Weber, Shea $7,857,143$7,857,143 RD UFA - 9	Price, Carey $6,500,000$6,500,000 G NMC UFA - 1
Davidson, Brandon $1,425,000$1,425,000 LD UFA - 1	Petry, Jeff $5,500,000$5,500,000 RD NMC UFA - 4	Montoya, Al $1,062,500$1,062,500 G UFA - 2
Schlemko, David $2,100,000$2,100,000 LD UFA - 3	Benn, Jordie $1,100,000$1,100,000 LD/RD UFA - 2
Morrow, Joe $650,000$650,000 RD UFA - 1	Streit, Mark $700,000$700,000 ($300,000$300K) RD UFA - 1

Top Comments

Aug. 12, 2017 at 3:31 p.m.

Price_is_the_goat

Joined: Apr. 2017

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Not a bad trade. Makes a lot of sense. Though maybe Carolina might want McCarron rather then Scherbak

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Aug. 12, 2017 at 3:41 p.m.

Bondage

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Joined: Jul. 2017

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Thanks for reviewing my trade, buddy! But McCarron will be at best a 3C and Scherbak has the abilities and the skill to become a top 6 player.

Aug. 12, 2017 at 3:50 p.m.

Price_is_the_goat

Joined: Apr. 2017

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Likes: 1,640

Quoting: Bondage

Thanks for reviewing my trade, buddy! But McCarron will be at best a 3C and Scherbak has the abilities and the skill to become a top 6 player.

Yup I know. But only reason I would say McCarron is because of his size. 6'6 center 230 plus pounds, who has skill as well. Carolina already has a decent amount of wingers in the system, including Gauthier. So that is why I said McCarron.

Aug. 12, 2017 at 3:55 p.m.

Bdinella

Joined: Dec. 2016

Posts: 654

Likes: 116

Lindholm is 22years old and Carolina's future #1 C. I am not saying he is going to be a superstar but he is highly regarded and was taken #5 overall. It will take more than average prospect, a salary dump and 2 ok picks to get him. More along the lines of Lehkonen and a 1st

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Aug. 12, 2017 at 3:56 p.m.

alwaysnextyear

Joined: Jun. 2015

Posts: 5,550

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I don't think Carolina gives up Lindholm for this package. They're a team on the rise and he's a core piece for them that lit it up in the second half of last season. I think the only way they deal him is for a comparable player if they feel like they needed to upgrade at a different position.

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