Zegras on a heater

Created by: jonh514

Team: 2024-25 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 13, 2024

Published: Apr. 13, 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

Trevor Zegras has found his form again. 6 points in his last 6 games, he's also been a +3 over that stretch despite the team losing 4 of 6.

I really think that if the Habs can swing a deal they would be insane to sleep on this kid. He's 185 lbs and he should probably be 190 lbs next season. That's the size for an NHL center and with his skills, we could bank on 2 solid NHL lines starting next year and for a lot of years to come.

I would move Dach & Newhook back to the wings in this case and have 4 centers playing in the top 6 and a righty and lefty on each line.

For those who don't think Newhook can't hang with Zuke & Slaf, go back and watch the goals Newhook scored playing with Zuke when Caufield was demoted earlier in the year. They had some really nice chemistry. Newhook has a better shot and finishing talent than most give him credit for.

I would try Newhook for 1 season and if it doesn't work out move him down and go shopping in the 2025-26 offseason.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Barron, Justin		2	$1,400,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Lindstrom, Cayden		3	$975,000

Trades

MTL

Zegras, Trevor

ANA

Xhekaj, Florian
Xhekaj, Arber [RFA Rights]
2024 1st round pick (WPG)

Additional Details:

I hate to see the Xhekaj boys go, but if you want the set of Zegras & Caufield, you have to give something up to get them.

We know how much Verbeek values size. The Habs value it too, but right now the issue is top 6 skill.

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

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
24	$87,500,000	$76,938,750	$1,022,500	$4,727,500	$10,561,250

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Newhook, Alex $2,900,000$2,900,000 C, LW RFA - 3	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
Caufield, Cole $7,850,000$7,850,000 LW, RW UFA - 7	Zegras, Trevor $5,750,000$5,750,000 C, LW RFA - 2	Dach, Kirby $3,362,500$3,362,500 C, RW RFA - 2
Roy, Joshua $835,000$835,000 LW, RW RFA - 2	Evans, Jake $1,700,000$1,700,000 C UFA - 1	Armia, Joel $3,400,000$3,400,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Anderson, Josh $5,500,000$5,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 3	Dvorak, Christian $4,450,000$4,450,000 C M-NTC 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 ($750,000$750K) 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	Harris, Jordan $1,400,000$1,400,000 LD/RD RFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Pezzetta, Michael $812,500$812,500 LW, RW UFA - 1		Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 2
Harvey-Pinard, Rafaël $1,100,000$1,100,000 LW, RW RFA - 1
Barron, Justin $1,400,000$1,400,000 RD RFA
Kovacevic, Johnathan $766,667$766,667 RD UFA - 1

Top Comments

Apr. 13 at 10:21 a.m.

OldNYIfan

Once a Kings Fan Too

Joined: Jun. 2018

Posts: 40,454

Likes: 25,353

The Xhekaj boys are both lefties. And don't start with "But Arber can play on his off side" because so can I, but you wouldn't want me doing it. Montreal's own 2024 first plus Beck or Mesar would get the job done because you guys don't want to part with one of your two best RhDs.

Apr. 13 at 10:46 a.m.

GuyGuyGuy

Prime Primeau

Joined: Apr. 2023

Posts: 5,459

Likes: 2,171

Zegras is worth about 9OA. Our own first is WAY too much but Xhekaj^2 and Winnipeg’s first = around 13 OA.

I would say we don’t need a defensive liability forward, but nobody listen to that. Everybody is always offense, offense, offense. Look how it’s working for the Leafs and Oilers

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Apr. 13 at 11:05 a.m.

Black61

Joined: Sep. 2020

Posts: 2,644

Likes: 1,686

On a heater....

He has 13 points in 29 games lol

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Apr. 13 at 11:05 a.m.

GeneralLandro

Joined: Jun. 2021

Posts: 15,528

Likes: 11,909

Quoting: GuyGuyGuy

You watch Z play a lot?

Apr. 13 at 11:06 a.m.

GeneralLandro

Joined: Jun. 2021

Posts: 15,528

Likes: 11,909

Quoting: Black61

On a heater....

He has 13 points in 29 games lol

Yep, he was playing injured basically the first 20 games of the season

But anyways, a heater is when you start ‘heating up’ over a span of time, hence the name

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