Defense Solution Post TDL

Created by: HabsAreSus

Team: 2023-24 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 8, 2024

Published: Jan. 8, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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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

Nashville Trade: Lets assume Nashville moves Saros for a massive return to someone like Edmonton or New Jersey. Now Let's assume they don't wanna throw Askarov into the depths as the starter or backup just yet so they acquire Allen for cheap who is able to continue in Saros place to end 2024 then Continue next year as the 1A to Askarov being the 1B. Then after 2024/25 Season Allen is UFA and Askarov as now had another 1 1/2 to develop before being relied on in a Starters capacity. Also to add to all this the next 2 Drafts are very solid drafts to be in the bottom 10 so don't come at me saying Allen doesn't move the needle cause if Im trotz im selling everyone outside of Askarov Josi and U25s for a better chance in the 2024, 2025. and maybe even 2026 Drafts

Trades

MTL

2024 3rd round pick (DAL)

NSH

Allen, Jake

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Description for reasoning

MTL

Myers, Tyler
2024 3rd round pick (VAN)

Additional Details:

Extra cap for deadline

VAN

Savard, David
2024 7th round pick (EDM)

MTL

2024 5th round pick (BOS)
2026 2nd round pick (BOS)

Additional Details:

Assuming Poitras is sent down, Monahan helps solidify for playoff push - I do not think its likely Poitras is sent down but its possible

BOS

Monahan, Sean

MTL

Faksa, Radek
2025 3rd round pick (DAL)

DAL

Pearson, Tanner

Additional Details:

Montreal Gets a C / Dallas Gets cup winning experience and shorter Term for a 4th liner

Buyouts

Karl Alzner: $833,333

Retained Salary Transactions

Joel Edmundson: $1,750,000 (50%)
Jeff Petry: $2,343,750 (50%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$83,500,000	$75,794,583	$1,170,000	$3,977,500	$7,705,417

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Caufield, Cole $7,850,000$7,850,000 LW, RW UFA - 8	Suzuki, Nick $7,875,000$7,875,000 C UFA - 7	Slafkovsky, Juraj $950,000$950,000 ($3,500,000$4M) RW, LW RFA - 2
Ylönen, Jesse $775,000$775,000 RW, LW RFA - 1	Newhook, Alex $2,900,000$2,900,000 C, LW RFA - 4	Anderson, Josh $5,500,000$5,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 4
Harvey-Pinard, Rafaël $1,100,000$1,100,000 LW, RW RFA - 2	Evans, Jake $1,700,000$1,700,000 C UFA - 2	Gallagher, Brendan $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 4
Heineman, Emil $897,500$897,500 LW, RW RFA - 2	Faksa, Radek $3,250,000$3,250,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Armia, Joel $3,400,000$3,400,000 RW, LW UFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 3	Myers, Tyler $6,000,000$6,000,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 1	Montembeault, Samuel $1,000,000$1,000,000 G UFA - 1
Guhle, Kaiden $863,333$863,333 ($420,000$420K) LD/RD RFA - 2	Kovacevic, Johnathan $766,667$766,667 RD UFA - 2	Primeau, Cayden $890,000$890,000 G RFA - 2
Struble, Jayden $867,500$867,500 ($57,500$58K) LD RFA - 2	Harris, Jordan $1,400,000$1,400,000 LD/RD RFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Pezzetta, Michael $812,500$812,500 LW, RW UFA - 2	Dvorak, Christian $4,450,000$4,450,000 C M-NTC UFA - 2	Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 3
Lindström, Gustav $950,000$950,000 RD RFA - 1	Dach, Kirby $3,362,500$3,362,500 C, RW RFA - 3
	Wideman, Chris $762,500$762,500 RD UFA - 1

Top Comments

Jan. 8 at 3:27 p.m.

Subbanator7667

Subbanator

Joined: Jul. 2017

Posts: 7,437

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I get the reasoning behind the Nashville trade but still can't see them trading Saros

MTL doesn't go the Vancouver trade. If Savard is traded it's for picks and prospects

I'd hate trading with Boston but I'd do it

Don't think Dallas does that last deal

Jan. 8 at 3:32 p.m.

hockeynutter

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Joined: Jan. 2019

Posts: 942

Likes: 261

If futures with askarov is what Nashville and Trotz believe than entirely possible. Boston deal makes sense whether poitras is sent down or not. They are still weaker center position and make not want to pay what Calgary wants for Lindholm.
If deadline happened this way it would be good for MTL.

Jan. 8 at 3:33 p.m.

Ennis

Joined: Oct. 2022

Posts: 5,370

Likes: 3,424

Nashville would take back a goalie on a cheaper contract that expires instead of paying a 3rd for Allen who isn’t worth that price

Jan. 8 at 3:34 p.m.

Vancity2196

Joined: Mar. 2022

Posts: 3,789

Likes: 1,208

Habs should keep Savard.
Why would they trade Savard for Myers?
This makes no sense.

Jan. 8 at 5:38 p.m.

mv21227

Joined: Jul. 2020

Posts: 10,181

Likes: 9,408

Canucks pass. Don’t want the extra year of Savard

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Defense Solution Post TDL

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