Team: 2019-20 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 10, 2019

Published: Sep. 10, 2019

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Jets trade: WPG clears over 5M to sign Laine & Connor this year and Morissey next year. Alzner can replace Chiarot's PK duties + replace Kulikov on a 3rd pair. WPG has a big need for speed on left defense - so Mete, 2nd , Olofsson + 5M for Ehlers is very fair imo after the season + playoffs Ehlers had.

For Mtl: They're giving up cap space this year for cap space in the future by unloading Alzners contract. Their D takes a hit but they're banking on Drouin + Ehlers rekindling their Halifax magic and both taking the next step by playing together. Kulikov is absolute trash but he's a 1-year cap dump and should be ''ok'' as a 6th/7th D rotating in and out.

Oilers trade: Hudon had 30 points in 72 games just last year playing only 13 min/game. This year for whatever reason Julien doghoused him and didn't play him all year.. Hudon is a guy who is legitimately underrated and at only 800K he's exactly the type of cheap, but productive winger EDM needs. If he plays with McDavid, Nuge or Draistail.. he could easily replicate his 35 point pace if not surpass it. Reilly is PMD depth to replace Sekera and in case the kids falter or struggle. He's a serviceable bottom pairing D.

For Mtl: Poolparty looks like a legitimate bust at this point... barely producing in the AHL last year but he doesn't require waivers which Hudon and Reilly do - so he buys them extra time and instead of not playing or losing those 2 for free.. might as well get something back and hope Poolparty can figure it out at some point and become a consistent 35-40 point producer at some point. Perhaps having 3 Finnish teammates will help him? I'm really not high on Puljujarvi but I think the acquisition cost here is worth the gamble.

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