Avs-Habs

Created by: simonveilleux

Team: 2023-24 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 2, 2024

Published: Feb. 2, 2024

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

Byram doesn't have the space to blossom behind Makar and Toews. Additionally, he has been prone to injuries since he’s been in the NHL. In my opinion, Colorado wouldn't be opposed to the idea of trading their young defenseman, especially if another defenseman comes their way and can play immediately. Struble, being more cost-effective, strengthens the Avalanche blue line for the playoffs, and Monahan is an excellent rental player. Calum Ritchie, a second-tier prospect, is also included in the trade to balance everything.

Based on what we've seen with the Elias Lindholm trade, I believe the value is justified and balanced on both sides.

Trades

MTL

Byram, Bowen
Ritchie, Calum [Reserve List]

COL

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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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
24	$83,500,000	$77,182,916	$1,170,000	$3,920,000	$6,317,084

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
Newhook, Alex $2,900,000$2,900,000 C, LW RFA - 4	Dach, Kirby $3,362,500$3,362,500 C, RW RFA - 3	Anderson, Josh $5,500,000$5,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 4
Pearson, Tanner $3,250,000$3,250,000 LW UFA - 1	Dvorak, Christian $4,450,000$4,450,000 C M-NTC UFA - 2	Armia, Joel $3,400,000$3,400,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
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
Pezzetta, Michael $812,500$812,500 LW, RW UFA - 2		Ylönen, Jesse $775,000$775,000 RW, LW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 3	Guhle, Kaiden $863,333$863,333 ($420,000$420K) LD/RD RFA - 2	Montembeault, Samuel $1,000,000$1,000,000 G UFA - 1
Byram, Bowen $3,850,000$3,850,000 LD/RD RFA - 2	Savard, David $3,500,000$3,500,000 RD UFA - 2	Allen, Jake $1,925,000$1,925,000 G M-NTC UFA - 2
Harris, Jordan $1,400,000$1,400,000 LD/RD RFA - 2	Kovacevic, Johnathan $766,667$766,667 RD UFA - 2	Primeau, Cayden $890,000$890,000 G RFA - 2
Xhekaj, Arber $828,333$828,333 LD/RD RFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
	Wideman, Chris $762,500$762,500 RD UFA - 1	Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 3

Top Comments

Feb. 2 at 9:28 a.m.

johum7

Joined: Mar. 2022

Posts: 669

Likes: 236

pardon

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Feb. 2 at 9:29 a.m.

Lancebmx

Joined: Oct. 2020

Posts: 10,671

Likes: 8,266

Lol

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Feb. 2 at 9:31 a.m.

macca2119

Macca

Joined: Jun. 2019

Posts: 178

Likes: 81

Former #4 pick, on a good contract + the top Center prospect in the Avs system for
A C on an expiring contract, who is slow, is overachieving with his highest shooting % in 4 years and hasn't played a full season since 2016 + a high teens / low 20s prospect in the MTL system.

This is some serious wishful thinking,

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Feb. 2 at 9:33 a.m.

Ste_Catherine_Street

Joined: Jun. 2019

Posts: 1,718

Likes: 735

a) As an Avs fan also, Avs won't touch Byram,
b) Byram can 'blossom' just fine behind Makar and Toews,
c) Colorado's real problem is knowing what to do with Girard IMO (I've been saying for 2 years he is overpaid and overplayed)
d) Even for Mtl I wouldn't take this. We have too many injury problems to keep taking inury prone players. Enough already, we are risked out.
*edit* and yes this is too pro Mtl of a trade

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Feb. 2 at 9:34 a.m.

Anus_McLeod

Joined: Apr. 2020

Posts: 3,585

Likes: 3,446

Your assessment on the Avs players is way off. Byram is a top 4 dman at 22. That's an extremely valuable asset. And Ritchie is not a second tier prospect.

Colorado wouldn't trade either of them for this package let alone both.

Edit: If either were actually available for a rental, Lindholm would be in Colorado right now.

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