Team: 2021-22 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 2, 2021

Published: Aug. 3, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Montreal should take advantage of their vast prospect pool to upgrade their current lineup with RFAs that have yet to be re-signed by their team…

Obtaining Dunn in return for stud prospect Harris (LD) + Kulak + 4th round pick should take care of the Habs’ dire need for an offensive-minded PMD in the short term. Seattle would get a cost-controlled effective third pair D in Kulak (1,85M AAV), a mid-round pick to absord this modest cap space and especially Harris, whose refusal to sign with Montreal and go back to college next year seems to indicate that he might want to sign his ELC with an American team.

As for the need for a middle-6 C to replace Danault, Copp recently filed for arbitration with Winnipeg and could thus be an interesting target. In return for Copp, the Habs would send Lekhonen, an effective, versatile and cost-controlled asset who can play both wings, excels in the PK and slide up and down the lineup; Poehling, a C poised to make his NHL debut sooner than later after a great AHL campaign last season and a 4h round pick, the latter which could be upgraded if Winnipeg doesn’t re-sign Lekhonen (who’ll still be RFA next offseason.)

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