If the Habs dont win the lottery

Created by: RoyBoy

Team: 2024-25 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 24, 2024

Published: Mar. 24, 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

If they don’t get Celebrini or a top guy in this draft that is NHL ready, I can’t see them playing a prospect in the NHL right away. If they get Celebrini, I can see a world where they either don’t do the second trade I have listed, or Evans could be moved and Beck can become the 4C possibly.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Tuch, Luke		2	$850,000
Hutson, Lane		3	$950,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Andersson, Lias	1	$775,000
Cederqvist, Filip	1	$775,000
Xhekaj, Arber	2	$1,850,000
Ylönen, Jesse	2	$1,250,000
Necas, Martin	8	$7,750,000

Trades

MTL

2024 2nd round pick (WSH)

ARI

Harris, Jordan

MTL

Necas, Martin [RFA Rights]

CAR

Barron, Justin [RFA Rights]
Ylönen, Jesse
2024 1st round pick (WPG)
2024 2nd round pick (WSH)
2025 2nd round pick (MTL)

MTL

Söderblom, Arvid

CHI

Dvorak, Christian
2025 4th round pick (MTL)

Additional Details:

Chicago takes a gamble on Dvorak possibly bouncing back and maybe being a trade chip with retention at the 2025 deadline, and get more for Soderblöm than he is likely worth. Chicago will likely sign a veteran backup for 1 year to pair with Mrazek while Stauber and Commesso develop more in the AHL

Retained Salary Transactions

Jeff Petry: $2,343,750 (50%)
Jake Allen: $1,925,000 (50%)

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

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$87,700,000	$74,423,750	$1,022,500	$3,997,500	$13,276,250

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Caufield, Cole $7,850,000$7,850,000 LW, RW UFA - 7	Suzuki, Nick $7,875,000$7,875,000 C UFA - 6	Slafkovsky, Juraj $950,000$950,000 ($3,500,000$4M) RW, LW RFA - 1
Newhook, Alex $2,900,000$2,900,000 C, LW RFA - 3	Dach, Kirby $3,362,500$3,362,500 C, RW RFA - 2	Necas, Martin $7,750,000$7,750,000 RW RFA
Roy, Joshua $835,000$835,000 LW, RW RFA - 2	Beck, Owen $885,000$885,000 ($20,000$20K) C RFA - 2	Anderson, Josh $5,500,000$5,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 3
Harvey-Pinard, Rafaël $1,100,000$1,100,000 LW, RW RFA - 1	Evans, Jake $1,700,000$1,700,000 C UFA - 1	Gallagher, Brendan $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Guhle, Kaiden $863,333$863,333 ($420,000$420K) LD/RD RFA - 1	Montembeault, Samuel $3,150,000$3,150,000 G UFA - 3
Hutson, Lane $950,000$950,000 LD RFA - 2	Savard, David $3,500,000$3,500,000 RD UFA - 1	Primeau, Cayden $890,000$890,000 G RFA - 1
Struble, Jayden $867,500$867,500 ($57,500$58K) LD RFA - 1	Xhekaj, Arber $1,850,000$1,850,000 LD/RD RFA

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Armia, Joel $3,400,000$3,400,000 RW, LW UFA - 1		Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 2
Pezzetta, Michael $812,500$812,500 LW, RW UFA - 1
Kovacevic, Johnathan $766,667$766,667 RD UFA - 1

Top Comments

Mar. 24 at 6:18 p.m.

Huge_Caniac_Abe_Lincoln

On the Rod Meal Plan

Joined: May 2023

Posts: 527

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Nothing of interest there for Necas.

Mar. 24 at 6:32 p.m.

Hawksguy81

Joined: Nov. 2022

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Hawks easily decline. Dvorak takes a 2nd to dump whether the Habs want Soderblom or not.

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Mar. 24 at 6:33 p.m.

SociallyHawkward

Joined: Apr. 2019

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It'd cost a 3rd to dump Dvorak alone. Hawks will keep the ****ty but still young goalie that helps them tank for another season or 2.

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Mar. 24 at 6:34 p.m.

SociallyHawkward

Joined: Apr. 2019

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Likes: 5,842

Quoting: Hawksguy81

Hawks easily decline. Dvorak takes a 2nd to dump whether the Habs want Soderblom or not.

I said 3rd because it's under 5 mil and only for 1 season.

Mar. 24 at 6:38 p.m.

Hawksguy81

Joined: Nov. 2022

Posts: 8,751

Likes: 10,632

Quoting: SociallyHawkward

I said 3rd because it's under 5 mil and only for 1 season.

Dvorak's actual salary though is $5.7m. A million more than his cap hit. I also don't think the Hawks will take on any "bad" contracts for less than a 2nd this summer.

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