stop-gap for 2020-21 and prep for 2021-22

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Created by: juuice

Team: 2020-21 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 27, 2020

Published: Apr. 27, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

A "potentially" competitive team for 2020-21 with three players on expiring contracts.

Kovy, Raanta, and Goligoski could all be moved at the trade deadline if the team is not playoff bound.

Those three positions (RW, LD, #2Goalie), could all be filled in 2021-22
- Kovy....replaced by Caufield
- Goligoski...replaced by Romanov
- Raanta...replaced by Primeau
(all entry level deals.....)
----- Allows money to resign - Tatar, Gally, Danault, KK, Petry etc. etc.

Domi on a Bridge Deal....not sure if he'll accept a bridge. I am not opposed to a longterm deal possibly.

KK, Peohling, Romanov all start in AHL.

My biggest concern is if Arizona is willing to part with Raanta or what they would want for an expiring contract.

Also depth....one or two injuries, and we might be in trouble unless KK, Poehling, & Ylonen do great in the AHL.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Romanov, Alexander		3	$925,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Domi, Max	2	$6,000,000
Evans, Jake	2	$1,000,000
Vejdemo, Lukas	2	$1,000,000
Mete, Victor	2	$2,000,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Kovalchuk, Ilya		1	$2,500,000

Trades

MTL

Additional Details:

Both are in the final year of their deals
- Goligoski is 34 and isn't part of the rebuild
- Raanta is backing up Kuemper.....would they let him go for the year?

- Lehkonen can help their 3rd line
- Lindgren (or McNiven) are potential future back ups

--- I have no idea what they would be ask to let they go
--- and Goligoski has a modified NMC

--- MTL has the cap space in 2020-21...but not in '21-'22
--- MTL does NOT re-sign either in '21 (hence why I don't want to give up any VITAL pieces....)

ARI

Hillis, Cameron [Reserve List]
Lehkonen, Artturi
Lindgren, Charlie
2020 2nd round pick (STL)
2020 4th round pick (WPG)

Additional Details:

- Ask if they have a prospect in mind NOT named (Caufield, Romanov, Harris, Struble, Primeau)
--- - Hillis is a decent Center prospect

- Lehkonen improves their 3rd line

- Lindgren (or sub in McNiven or Demchenko) have potential to be good backups
- Draft Picks to help with rebuild

---- honestly, not sure if I need to throw in a GREAT prospect
---- I'm hoping that ARI is just looking to give up expiring contracts....

Buried

Karl Alzner: $3,550,000 ($4,625,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$81,500,000	$78,475,475	$0	$445,000	$3,024,525

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Tatar, Tomas $4,800,000$4,800,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Danault, Phillip $3,083,333$3,083,333 C UFA - 1	Gallagher, Brendan $3,750,000$3,750,000 RW, LW NMC UFA - 1
Drouin, Jonathan $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	Suzuki, Nick $863,333$863,333 ($425,000$425K) C UFA - 2	Kovalchuk, Ilya $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW, RW UFA
Byron, Paul $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 3	Domi, Max $6,000,000$6,000,000 C, RW UFA - 2	Armia, Joel $2,600,000$2,600,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
	Evans, Jake $1,000,000$1,000,000 C UFA - 2	Weal, Jordan $1,400,000$1,400,000 C, RW, LW UFA - 1
Vejdemo, Lukas $1,000,000$1,000,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Chiarot, Ben $1,750,000$1,750,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Weber, Shea $7,857,143$7,857,143 RD UFA - 6	Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 6
Goligoski, Alex $5,475,000$5,475,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 1	Petry, Jeff $5,500,000$5,500,000 RD M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1
Mete, Victor $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Fleury, Cale $771,666$771,666 ($20,000$20K) RD RFA - 1	Raanta, Antti $4,250,000$4,250,000 G UFA - 1
Kulak, Brett $925,000$925,000 LD/RD UFA - 2

Apr. 27, 2020 at 9:35 a.m.

Dan10900

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I'd gladly do that ARZ trade, Raanta usually goes for a bit more than a second, which I wouldn't be super excited about .. and Goli just isn't a good defenseman anymore, I'd trade him for a bag of pucks

You also don't need to send over a backup, ARZ still has Hill and Prosvetsov

Apr. 27, 2020 at 10:02 a.m.

juuice

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Quoting: AFOX10900

32pts, +8, 20+min? I don't watch a lot of Coyotes hockey, but those numbers don't seem to bad. Definitely don't want him long term, but like I said....a stop-gap till Romanov is ready.

I definitely thought getting Raanta would be harder than just a 2nd Rd pick. He's done well last year, and having Raanta and Kuemper as a tandem is pretty solid.

Apr. 27, 2020 at 10:04 a.m.

Dan10900

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Quoting: juuice

Idk how he had a +... He was a complete train wreck outside the offensive zone

Apr. 27, 2020 at 10:07 a.m.

juuice

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Quoting: AFOX10900

Idk how he had a +... He was a complete train wreck outside the offensive zone

......maybe I should watch some yotes games....

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Apr. 27, 2020 at 10:15 a.m.

Dan10900

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Quoting: juuice

......maybe I should watch some yotes games....

Good luck finding them on TV anywhere 😂

Apr. 27, 2020 at 1:20 p.m.

Habs_Hfx10

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Romanov isn’t playing in Laval...Bergevin likely promised him a spot on the Habs in order to convince him to sign. If his play is terrible then maybe but he starts in Mtl.

Apr. 28, 2020 at 8:44 a.m.

juuice

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Quoting: Habs_Hfx10

Romanov isn’t playing in Laval...Bergevin likely promised him a spot on the Habs in order to convince him to sign. If his play is terrible then maybe but he starts in Mtl.

that worries me.....I use to be more on the side of "get them into the league early if you THINK they're ready, and they can learn from the veterans"....but with MTLs lack of success in A-Prospect development in recent years, I am slipping into Gord Miller's wheelhouse of "over-ripe rather than under-ripe" .... "no one has ever looked back at a players career and said 'he spent too much time in the AHL or Junior' ".

That being said....if he makes the team and does great with the big club, FANTASTIC. .... but let's manage expectations.

Apr. 28, 2020 at 11:26 a.m.

Habs_Hfx10

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Quoting: juuice

Honestly I think he will be fine, I have faith that he won’t be thrown into the fire and be expected to play 25 minutes a night. He will get eased in and earn his time on the ice. Truthfully it might be a smart move for the habs to sign Marchenko and let him play with someone he’s comfortable with.

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