Team: 2020-21 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 25, 2020

Published: Aug. 25, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Problem #1 : G2
- Solution : Sign Crawford @ 4.5M (Yes, it means 15M in goaltending, however is’t not an issue short term since our top 3 centers’s salary combined for a meager 5 or 6 M. (It is essentially a deluxe stop-gap to let Primeau seasoned a bit.)

Problem #2 : Size on the wings
- Solution : Comtois for Brook + pick. ANA lacks RD prospect and the pick helps with the post-Getzlaf era. Greenway coming in from MIN in the Domi/Brodin tradeoff.

Problem #3 : Reliable top 4 LD
- Solution : Brodin / Greenway from MIN for Domi and Mete (LD) + Lindgren (G). Domi rejuvenates MIN’s center line, Mete a cost-controled replacement on LD And Lindgren, a local talent, for a potential back-up position. The picks aim to compensate, but could be reviewed if Brodin’s status beyond 2021 is cleared up. Again, essentially a stop gap to buy time for Romanov, but if meshes well with the team and his demands are reasonable, we could try to keep him as the 3rd protected D in the expansion draft.

Problem #4 : Offensive wizardy on the PP
- Solution : Huberdeau from FLA, however I know it’s a long shot. But Tatar as a short-term replacement, Struble as a much needed stud prospect on defense + 1st ans 2nd and 4th round picks this year, maybe FLA could be inticed to take the bait, or as least send a counter-proposal. (We could then maybe throw Caulfield In the mix?)

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