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A less ambitious plan

Created by: ricochetii
Team: 2018-19 Montreal Canadiens
Initial Creation Date: Jan. 13, 2018
Published: Jan. 14, 2018
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
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Waivers ExemptMcDavid, Connor
$12,500,000 (Performance Bonus$250,000)
C
NMC
UFA - 5
Description
Bennet: Good chance he's not the solution, but there's a chance. Our next best C options are not going to be ready next season.

Stastny: Not Tavares, but again, better than our current options. He can be lured with a hefty contract. Tavares is guaranteed a hefty contact, so we can't lure him with money alone, making Stastny the more attainable option.
I have left room for Tavares if we can get him over Stastny however.

Bieksa and Beauchemin are insurance signings. Our real defense will be competition between Juulsen and Andersson on the right and Mete and Morrow on the left.
We will be able to get good looks at all of them this season in different situations without Alzner in the way.
If not Beauchemin or Bieksa, find similar options.

It's time to see what Scherbak and McCarron can do at the NHL level. They should see significant playing time this year, as well as Lindgren as the full time backup, hopefully taking more of the workload off Price.

Anyone not mentioned is available and should be used to acquire picks/prospects.
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
2$2,750,000
2$1,000,000
2$900,000
2$900,000
2$900,000
UFAYEARSCAP HIT
4$6,000,000
2$1,500,000
2$2,000,000
1$2,000,000
Trades
1.
MTL
  1. Andersson, Rasmus
  2. Bennett, Sam
Additional Details:
Calgary has depth at the center position and neither he nor Lehkonen have broken out yet. Lehkonen can slot in on the right side for his shot.
Benn helps now and adds versatility, making it easier for Calgary to move another defender to revamp their blue line.
They are also low on top picks, so they get added value in recouping a 2nd rounder.
CGY
  1. Benn, Jordie
  2. Lehkonen, Artturi
Additional Details:
Calgary receives Chicago's 2nd in 2018
2.
MTL
  1. Lindholm, Anton
Additional Details:
Lindholm gets replaced anyway, so this is just a contract exchange.
Any team and any contract that can be buried works instead.
COL
  1. Alzner, Karl
Additional Details:
Send him anywhere for anything. He has some value, but we didn't give up anything to acquire him, so no loss if we get nothing in return. It was just the wrong player to sign at the wrong time, and this undoes that mistake in judgement.
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2019
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2020
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2021
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
26$80,000,000$73,654,642$0$865,000$6,345,358
Left WingCentreRight Wing
Drouin, Jonathan
$5,500,000$5,500,000
LW, RW
UFA - 5
Bennett, Sam
$1,950,000$1,950,000
C
UFA - 1
Galchenyuk, Alex
$4,900,000$4,900,000
LW, C, RW
UFA - 2
Pacioretty, Max
$4,050,000$4,050,000
LW
UFA - 1
Stastny, Paul
$6,000,000$6,000,000
C, LW
UFA - 3
Scherbak, Nikita
$863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$175,000$175K)
LW, RW
UFA - 1
Hudon, Charles
$650,000$650,000
C, LW, RW
UFA - 1
Danault, Phillip
$2,750,000$2,750,000
C
UFA - 3
Gallagher, Brendan
$3,750,000$3,750,000
RW, LW
UFA - 3
Byron, Paul
$1,166,667$1,166,667
LW, RW
UFA - 1
Shaw, Andrew
$3,900,000$3,900,000
C, RW
UFA - 4
Carr, Daniel
$900,000$900,000
LW
UFA - 1
Froese, Byron
$650,000$650,000
C
UFA - 1
McCarron, Michael
$900,000$900,000
RW, C
UFA - 1
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
Mete, Victor
$748,333$748,333 (Performance Bonus$182,500$182K)
LD/RD
UFA - 2
Weber, Shea
$7,857,143$7,857,143
RD
UFA - 8
Price, Carey
$10,500,000$10,500,000
G
NMC
UFA - 8
Jeřábek, Jakub
$1,500,000$1,500,000
LD
UFA - 1
Petry, Jeff
$5,500,000$5,500,000
RD
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 3
Schlemko, David
$2,100,000$2,100,000
LD
UFA - 2
Bieksa, Kevin
$2,000,000$2,000,000
RD
UFA
Lindgren, Charlie
$1,000,000$1,000,000
G
UFA - 3
Beauchemin, Francois
$2,000,000$2,000,000
LD
UFA
Juulsen, Noah
$863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$425,000$425K)
RD
UFA - 2
Morrow, Joe
$900,000$900,000
RD
UFA - 1
Andersson, Rasmus
$755,833$755,833 (Performance Bonus$82,500$82K)
RD
UFA - 2

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Jan. 14, 2018 at 5:42 p.m.
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Billy739
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you get the 3rd five star rating i've ever given .
its practical and does seem like something MB would do
Alzner trade reminds me of Bourque-Allen trade (which gave us cap relief )
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Jan. 14, 2018 at 6:04 p.m.
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ricochetii
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Quoting: Billy739
you get the 3rd five star rating i've ever given .
its practical and does seem like something MB would do
Alzner trade reminds me of Bourque-Allen trade (which gave us cap relief )


Thank you.

I don't see MB admitting to a mistake this soon, but IF he were able to, I could indeed see us taking on an expiring contract instead. Like I said, we aren't losing value, so all options are on the table.
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Jan. 14, 2018 at 7:13 p.m.
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its rare people actually think about those long term impacts of a deal .
everyone just assumes if they arent top 50 in their fantasy draft that they
have no value and to me that's just foolish given Kimmo Timmonen and Ron Hainsey's yield the past 2 years
simply because it was a trade deadline deal
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