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Team: 2020-21 Montreal Canadiens
Initial Creation Date: Jul. 3, 2020
Published: Jul. 3, 2020
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Edmonton trade : Big forward, we know how Bergevin love is depth guy. Russell is there in case Juulsen isn’t 100%, yes he is 100% healthy and he says he’s fine, but just in case, Russell is a good shot blocker and could be useful on the PK.

St-Louis trade : backup goalie. Allen was good last year in a backup role, he’ll be an upgrade on Lindgren. Leave Primeau another year in the AHL
Free Agent Signings
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
6$6,500,000
2$2,000,000
2$925,000
2$925,000
Trades
1.
MTL
  1. Chiasson, Alex
  2. Russell, Kris ($2,000,000 retained)
EDM
  1. 2021 3rd round pick (CHI)
  2. 2021 5th round pick (PHI)
2.
STL
  1. 2020 3rd round pick (WSH)
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2020
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2021
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2022
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
23$81,500,000$78,547,976$0$3,137,500$2,952,024
Left WingCentreRight Wing
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$4,800,000$4,800,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
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$3,083,333$3,083,333
C
UFA - 1
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$3,750,000$3,750,000
RW, LW
NMC
UFA - 1
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$6,500,000$6,500,000
C, RW
UFA - 2
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$863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$425,000$425K)
C
UFA - 2
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$3,400,000$3,400,000
LW, RW
UFA - 3
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$5,500,000$5,500,000
LW, RW
UFA - 3
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$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$2,500,000$2M)
C
UFA - 1
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$2,600,000$2,600,000
RW, LW
UFA - 1
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$2,400,000$2,400,000
LW, RW
UFA - 1
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$925,000$925,000
C
UFA - 2
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$2,150,000$2,150,000
RW
UFA - 1
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
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$1,750,000$1,750,000
LD/RD
M-NTC
UFA - 2
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$7,857,143$7,857,143
RD
UFA - 6
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$10,500,000$10,500,000
G
NMC
UFA - 6
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$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$212,500$212K)
LD
RFA - 2
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$5,500,000$5,500,000
RD
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 1
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$2,000,000$2,000,000
LD/RD
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 1
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$4,350,000$4,350,000
G
UFA - 1
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$2,000,000$2,000,000
LD/RD
UFA - 1
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$925,000$925,000
RD
UFA - 1
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
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$925,000$925,000
LD/RD
UFA - 2
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$1,400,000$1,400,000
C, RW, LW
UFA - 1

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Jul. 3, 2020 at 7:00 a.m.
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Blues accept.
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Jul. 3, 2020 at 7:05 a.m.
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You filled our 3 needs for one season without substracting from the roster. But caphit would make any other addition nearly possible. Im ok with that.
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Jul. 3, 2020 at 8:15 a.m.
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Dont think Bergevin does anything with his cap unless he is paid to take the cap hit. This flat cap gives him an advantage to ask teams for an extra pick going thier direction for taking on salary. Allen is 1 year 4.25, Leafs paid a 1st for 6.25, id take a 3rd for taking his contract, not give the Blues a 3rd
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Jul. 3, 2020 at 8:55 a.m.
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Dont think Bergevin does anything with his cap unless he is paid to take the cap hit. This flat cap gives him an advantage to ask teams for an extra pick going thier direction for taking on salary. Allen is 1 year 4.25, Leafs paid a 1st for 6.25, id take a 3rd for taking his contract, not give the Blues a 3rd


Allen doesn't have negative value and another team will surely be willing to take his contract for a 3rd
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Jul. 3, 2020 at 9:12 a.m.
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Nothing game changing here, but these moves would technically improve the team for sure. I do believe we pay a bit much for taking on players with such high cap hit. I like the idea tho! Good job
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Jul. 3, 2020 at 9:22 a.m.
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I think Edmonton accepts this, or something close. Holland will hate to lose 2 veterans and especially those 2, but the cap is flat so moves will have to be made.

Edmonton had the best powerplay in over 40 years this year. Everyone looks to McDavid, Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins (and rightly so), but did you know that Chiasson played on the 1st unit when Neal was off due to injury? But then when Neal came back Chiasson maintained his spot on the 1st unit. Why? Because the powerplay was vastly better with him on it. For the season, the 1st unit scored 15.76 GF/60 with Chiasson and 10.71 without him.

Russell contributed well to the 4v5 PK. Among the 5 Oilers defensemen that played regular PK minutes, Russell had the lowest CA/60, FA/60, SA/60, xGA/60, SCA/60 and HDCA/60. I might have missed one... but anyways, he'll help your PK for sure.
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Jul. 3, 2020 at 9:46 a.m.
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Allen doesn't have negative value and another team will surely be willing to take his contract for a 3rd

To be fair with the amount of UFA goalies this off-season I'd rather just pay or overpay one of them and save a 3rd rounder. Usually you don't have much depth in free agency with goaltenders but this year Crawford, Khudobin, Talbot, Greiss, Markstrom and even Dell could all be nice backup goalies and clearly we could land one if we're out there with the idea of spending 4M$ (Pretty sure we could land one under 3M$). With all those goalies waiting for contracts it's the main reason why I see literally no trade value for Allen by any team until the market sets and if a team's desperate afterwards then there could be a trade but I don't see it happening with young goalies coming into the league I feel every spot will be filled this summer.
Also this third rounder seems too steep in this deep draft and I'd rather take a shot on guys like Jack Finley, Antonio Stranges, Daniel Baker or Owen Pederson instead of sending it for a one year back up goalie.
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Jul. 3, 2020 at 9:59 a.m.
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To be fair with the amount of UFA goalies this off-season I'd rather just pay or overpay one of them and save a 3rd rounder. Usually you don't have much depth in free agency with goaltenders but this year Crawford, Khudobin, Talbot, Greiss, Markstrom and even Dell could all be nice backup goalies and clearly we could land one if we're out there with the idea of spending 4M$ (Pretty sure we could land one under 3M$). With all those goalies waiting for contracts it's the main reason why I see literally no trade value for Allen by any team until the market sets and if a team's desperate afterwards then there could be a trade but I don't see it happening with young goalies coming into the league I feel every spot will be filled this summer.
Also this third rounder seems too steep in this deep draft and I'd rather take a shot on guys like Jack Finley, Antonio Stranges, Daniel Baker or Owen Pederson instead of sending it for a one year back up goalie.


I agree with what you say, I was just rectifying what the guy said. Allen's numbers this season are crazy good though
Jul. 3, 2020 at 10:20 a.m.
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Allen doesn't have negative value and another team will surely be willing to take his contract for a 3rd


I dont think he has negative value but why help a team out who needs to shed salary? its a flat cap world and MTL shouldnt be paying to help another team get out of cap trouble. If thats how Bergy uses it then its a waste
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Jul. 3, 2020 at 11:12 a.m.
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I dont think he has negative value but why help a team out who needs to shed salary? its a flat cap world and MTL shouldnt be paying to help another team get out of cap trouble. If thats how Bergy uses it then its a waste


Maybe MTL doesn't do it but Allen is still a far more interesting option than most goalies on the market. Teams like CGY, NJD, WSH, DET could all be also interested so there's no way that STL has to give up assets in order to get rid of him
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Jul. 3, 2020 at 11:15 a.m.
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Maybe MTL doesn't do it but Allen is still a far more interesting option than most goalies on the market. Teams like CGY, NJD, WSH, DET could all be also interested so there's no way that STL has to give up assets in order to get rid of him


Out of those teams only NJ and Det would be able take him on to thier cap easily and not have to worry. And out of those 2 NJ isnt spending more money on goalies with Schneider already there so really only Det has room for him without moving anyone out.
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Jul. 3, 2020 at 11:19 a.m.
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I dont think he has negative value but why help a team out who needs to shed salary? its a flat cap world and MTL shouldnt be paying to help another team get out of cap trouble. If thats how Bergy uses it then its a waste


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Maybe MTL doesn't do it but Allen is still a far more interesting option than most goalies on the market. Teams like CGY, NJD, WSH, DET could all be also interested so there's no way that STL has to give up assets in order to get rid of him


It’s capfriendly and I wanted to make more than 1 trade lol but I rather sign Greiss Khudobin and even Dell before trading for Allen, but we have so many picks, we won’t be able to sign all the prospects we draft. That’s why I don’t mind smile
Jul. 3, 2020 at 11:19 a.m.
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Out of those teams only NJ and Det would be able take him on to thier cap easily and not have to worry. And out of those 2 NJ isnt spending more money on goalies with Schneider already there so really only Det has room for him without moving anyone out.


A lot more teams can afford him. MTL also can and I personally wouldn't mind doing that trade instead of signing a guy like Aaron Dell
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Jul. 3, 2020 at 11:21 a.m.
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A lot more teams can afford him. MTL also can and I personally wouldn't mind doing that trade instead of signing a guy like Aaron Dell


Dell was good last year like Allen, but Greiss should be the priority
Jul. 3, 2020 at 11:24 a.m.
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Dell was good last year like Allen, but Greiss should be the priority


Allen was 2nd in GAA and 4th in Sv%. He's also younger than Greiss & co. He's a long-term option that could re-sign for a few more years at a cheaper cost, maybe not in MTL, but surely somewhere else.
Jul. 3, 2020 at 11:26 a.m.
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A lot more teams can afford him. MTL also can and I personally wouldn't mind doing that trade instead of signing a guy like Aaron Dell


Like I said, with the cap staying flat, I dont think there are a lot of other teams that can afford him. And MTL shouldnt just freely take on 4.25 million for a backup goalie when the Blues need to move him in order to sign Petro. Others teams weakness should be our advantage
Jul. 3, 2020 at 11:28 a.m.
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Like I said, with the cap staying flat, I dont think there are a lot of other teams that can afford him. And MTL shouldnt just freely take on 4.25 million for a backup goalie when the Blues need to move him in order to sign Petro. Others teams weakness should be our advantage


When the said goalie was 2nd in GAA and 4th in Sv% & has a reasonable contract for one more year, yes we should. We're not talking about Cory Schneider or Henrik Lundqvist here
Jul. 3, 2020 at 11:38 a.m.
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oilers take it
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Jul. 3, 2020 at 11:45 a.m.
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When the said goalie was 2nd in GAA and 4th in Sv% & has a reasonable contract for one more year, yes we should. We're not talking about Cory Schneider or Henrik Lundqvist here


Does Allen get us 10 more wins though and push us into the playoffs? I know Carey needs a back up but until we're actually in contention I wouldnt spend that much money on one
Jul. 3, 2020 at 11:54 a.m.
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Does Allen get us 10 more wins though and push us into the playoffs? I know Carey needs a back up but until we're actually in contention I wouldnt spend that much money on one


It all depends on which teams he lands on. If it's Detroit, NJ or Calgary he could share duties which would make his cap hit worth it. If it's not Montreal then another team will give up assets for him
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Jul. 3, 2020 at 1:42 p.m.
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but we have so many picks, we won’t be able to sign all the prospects we draft. That’s why I don’t mind smile

True but with the success rate of Montreal's dev program clearly I want to keep the highest amount of picks I can.
Norlinder; LA pick
Romanov; Chicago pick
Harris; Edmonton pick
Primeau; Philadelphia pick
With the overload of picks from the past years some of those wouldn't be in Montreal now.

I know it's capfriendly and you wanted moves but I'm just making a point for everyone reading this and thinking that we've got so many picks for no reason.
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Jul. 3, 2020 at 2:59 p.m.
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True but with the success rate of Montreal's dev program clearly I want to keep the highest amount of picks I can.
Norlinder; LA pick
Romanov; Chicago pick
Harris; Edmonton pick
Primeau; Philadelphia pick
With the overload of picks from the past years some of those wouldn't be in Montreal now.

I know it's capfriendly and you wanted moves but I'm just making a point for everyone reading this and thinking that we've got so many picks for no reason.


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