They need to rebuild

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Created by: Yourteamsucks

Team: 2021-22 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: May 15, 2020

Published: May 16, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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First off....Bergevin needs to be fired. He has shown that he has not thought out any sort coherent plan for his team since missing the playoffs in 15-16. He is too conservative to mortgage the future for a shot at the cup like Columbus and I don't think ownership would ever let him rebuild the team he constructed over almost 10 years. This current core of players will never be good enough to win a cup. And by the time any of Caufield, Kotkaniemi, and Suzuki become legitimate stars, Weber's career will be over and the back end will need reconstruction anyway. Of course Bergevin could throw money at all 4 of their major UFA's next year and hope for a Carey price resurgence to get them to the playoffs. But they will never be balanced enough to beat a team like the Bruins or Lightning. The Canadiens have not been to the second round since 14-15. Doubling down on this lineup would be embracing mediocrity. Gallagher and Danault are good player's and seem to be the most likely to re-sign. However, If the Canadiens want to make the rebuild meaningful they need to tank hard. The 2021, 22 drafts are loaded with top end talent, potential superstars like Aatu Raty and Shane Wright. The futures Montreal would receive in a trade will probably be much more suited for and contending team in 4-5 years time then Gallagher or Danault. Price and Weber have contacts that are very hard to move so I don't see it happening. If Weber retires it's Nashville's problem.
Domi is not a real NHL centre-man. This means you will not be able to trade him for a 1st or second line centre without futures. He is young enough that he could possibly be a stop gap centre while they tank and move to the wing once the team is stronger down the middle.

All the trades below aren't that serious, they are just ideas. The primary idea being SELL!

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST	YEARS	CAP HIT
Caufield, Cole	3	$900,000
Romanov, Alexander	3	$900,000
Puljujärvi, Jesse	2	$1,500,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Domi, Max	5	$6,000,000
Lehkonen, Artturi	3	$3,000,000
Mete, Victor	2	$1,500,000
Kotkaniemi, Jesperi	2	$2,000,000
Evans, Jake	2	$950,000
Hudon, Charles	2	$900,000
Poehling, Ryan	2	$1,000,000
Timmins, Conor	2	$2,000,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Armia, Joel		3	$4,500,000

Trades

MTL

Puljujärvi, Jesse [Reserve List]

Additional Details:

Winger for Kotkaniemi

EDM

2020 2nd round pick (STL)
2021 5th round pick (PHI)

MTL

Dugan, Jack
2021 1st round pick (VGK)

VGK

Danault

MTL

Johansen, Lucas [RFA Rights]
2021 1st round pick (WSH)
2022 3rd round pick (WSH)

Additional Details:

Some dead salary will need to move as well for most of these trades.

WSH

Tatar

MTL

Lavoie, Raphael
Rodrigue, Olivier
2022 1st round pick (EDM)

EDM

2022 3rd round pick (WSH)

Additional Details:

Gallagher

MTL

Johnson, Erik
Timmins, Conor [RFA Rights]

Additional Details:

Don't know Timmins trade value but I've heard he is real good. Maybe Colorado takes a run at the cup next year.

Erik Johnson would have to waive his NMC which is unlikely.

COL

Petry

Buried

Karl Alzner: $3,500,000 ($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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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$68,718,870	$597,561	$1,420,000	$12,781,130

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Drouin, Jonathan $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2	Domi, Max $6,000,000$6,000,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Caufield, Cole $900,000$900,000 LW, RW UFA - 2
Lehkonen, Artturi $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Suzuki, Nick $863,333$863,333 ($537,500$538K) C UFA - 1	Armia, Joel $4,500,000$4,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 4
Byron, Paul $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Kotkaniemi, Jesperi $2,000,000$2,000,000 C UFA - 1	Puljujärvi, Jesse $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW UFA - 1
Dugan, Jack $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) LW UFA - 1	Poehling, Ryan $1,000,000$1,000,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Lavoie, Raphael $870,000$870,000 ($32,500$32K) RW, C RFA - 2

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Chiarot, Ben $1,750,000$1,750,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 1	Weber, Shea $7,857,143$7,857,143 RD UFA - 5	Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 5
Mete, Victor $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Timmins, Conor $2,000,000$2,000,000 RD RFA - 2	Primeau, Cayden $880,833$880,833 G RFA - 1
	Johnson, Erik $6,000,000$6,000,000 RD M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2
Romanov, Alexander $900,000$900,000 LD RFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Kulak, Brett $925,000$925,000 LD/RD UFA - 1
Evans, Jake $950,000$950,000 C UFA - 1
Hudon, Charles $900,000$900,000 C, LW, RW UFA - 1

May 16, 2020 at 2:02 a.m.

firezfurx

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The 2021 draft will be very weak. Raty had a weak year and I don't see him going number 1 over Clarke anymore. 2022 draft is stacked tho and 2023 is pretty good with Bedard and Michkov

May 16, 2020 at 2:24 a.m.

justaBoss

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Btw in this idea of yours who's heading to Seattle?

May 16, 2020 at 2:26 a.m.

Yourteamsucks

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yourteamsucks

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Quoting: justaBoss

Btw in this idea of yours who's heading to Seattle?

Probably a veteran like Armia or Byron. Focus on protecting younger players.

May 16, 2020 at 3:40 a.m.

Lights

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Tbh I would trade Drouin too

May 16, 2020 at 5:12 a.m.

GMs

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First of all, Bergevin is the best GM we had in so many years. Only people with a negative IQ wants him to be fired

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May 16, 2020 at 6:54 a.m.

pharrow

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Quoting: firezfurx

The 2021 draft will be very weak. Raty had a weak year and I don't see him going number 1 over Clarke anymore. 2022 draft is stacked tho and 2023 is pretty good with Bedard and Michkov

The year to tank is 22, everyone already knows why. Probably the best 1oa for the next decade.

May 16, 2020 at 8:53 a.m.

Habs_Hfx10

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I have no problem with the position this team is in. We have unique team that has some great veterans on it, some great talent that’s 25 and under and one of the top prospect pools in the league that is in position to add to that this off season. Whether you want to admit it or not we are rebuilding we’re just doing it in a way that still allows us to be competitive. The reality is we’re not allowed to suck for a long period of time it’s not how this organization operates. Have some patience.

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May 16, 2020 at 8:55 a.m.

CD282

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Not enough for Puljujarvi. Holland has already rejected a better offer.

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May 16, 2020 at 9:51 a.m.

Jmcp

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It's funny to see people calling Bergevin a ''conservative GM'' while over the last four years he concluded 4 of the biggest trade around the league (Subban, Galchenyuk, Pacioretty and Sergachev for Weber, Domi, Drouin, Suzuki and Tatar).

Beside that, everything in here is no good.

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May 16, 2020 at 10:36 a.m.

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zk97

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Maybe take some cap dumps too

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May 16, 2020 at 11:07 a.m.

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Yourteamsucks

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Quoting: GMs

First of all, Bergevin is the best GM we had in so many years. Only people with a negative IQ wants him to be fired

What exactly has he won? When a GM has missed the playoffs 3/4 years and is not rebuilding he gets fired.

May 16, 2020 at 11:16 a.m.

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Yourteamsucks

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Edited May 16, 2020 at 11:24 a.m.

Quoting: Jmcp

Besides the Sergachev trade, All those are lateral moves. They were good lateral moves, but not significant enough to fix the teams problems. Domi for galch was a great trade, the team still has no number 1 centre.

May 16, 2020 at 11:20 a.m.

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Yourteamsucks

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Quoting: Habs_Hfx10

Ok, I see where you are coming from, but I will get no more enjoyment out of them finishing in the 12-8 spot for the next 3 years than finishing dead last. As long as they are better later.

May 16, 2020 at 1:38 p.m.

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Jmcp

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Quoting: Yourteamsucks

Explain to me what is a lateral move. A trade, by definition, implies a piece going in some way and another piece going the other way. So, are all trade not lateral ? The point here is that Bergevin made big move since he traded big pieces in his line-up to acquire big pieces from other team, which to me is quite the opposite of consevative.

May 16, 2020 at 2:03 p.m.

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Quoting: Yourteamsucks

What exactly has he won? When a GM has missed the playoffs 3/4 years and is not rebuilding he gets fired.

He traded players with bad attitude for young veterans with a good attitude while rebuilding. So the young kids will have good mentor ( Weber Price Gallagher Danault Petry )

May 16, 2020 at 3:02 p.m.

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firezfurx

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Quoting: pharrow

The year to tank is 22, everyone already knows why. Probably the best 1oa for the next decade.

Ya. Wright/Savoie/Lambert will be unreal. Even Flemming and those Slovakian kids will be amazing.

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