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Created by: jonh514

Team: 2023-24 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 9, 2022

Published: Apr. 9, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Habs accept a lesser offer on Petry to move on and make room for new blood at the Draft 2022
Habs pay a few picks to entice an Armia salary dump at the Draft 2022
Habs Draft Shane Wright at the Draft 2022
Habs trade Poehling at the Draft 2022 (Make room for Shane Wright)
Habs sign Letang in the offseason 2022
Habs trade Allen at the Trade Deadline 2023 (Promote Primeau)
Habs trade Edmundson at the Trade Deadline 2023 (Promote Guhle)
Habs trade Hoffman at the Trade Deadline 2023 (Promote Harvey-Pinard/Heineman)
Habs sign Caufield to a comparable to Suzuki contract in the offseason 2023
Habs invest in youth movement between Romanov, Barron, Harris, Guhle, Mailloux, Roy, Kidney, Heineman, Harvey-Pinard, Ylonen

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST	YEARS	CAP HIT
Dobes, Jakub	2	$850,000
Farrell, Sean	2	$850,000
Kidney, Riley	3	$925,000
Mailloux, Logan	3	$925,000
Simoneau, Xavier	2	$775,000
Smilanic, Ty	2	$775,000
Sobolev, Daniil	3	$775,000
Stapley, Brett	3	$775,000
Biondi, Blake	2	$775,000
Tuch, Luke	2	$775,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Brook, Josh	2	$1,000,000
Caufield, Cole	8	$8,000,000
Harris, Jordan	3	$2,500,000
Harvey-Pinard, Rafaël	3	$1,000,000
Pitlick, Rem	3	$2,500,000
Primeau, Cayden	3	$1,500,000
Romanov, Alexander	4	$3,000,000
Schueneman, Corey	3	$1,750,000
Ylönen, Jesse	3	$1,000,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Letang, Kris		5	$8,000,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Wright, Shane		3	$925,000

Trades

MTL

2023 2nd round pick (DAL)

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Habs ultimately agree to a lower offer to start fresh and get some cap relief

DAL

Petry, Jeff

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Dallas gets a cheap replacement for Klingberg

MTL

2023 2nd round pick (PIT)

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Habs dump Hoffman salary to make room for youth

PIT

Hoffman, Mike

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Trade Deadline 2023 - Pens still trying to win with Crosby/Malkin

MTL

2023 1st round pick (STL)
2024 2nd round pick (STL)

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Comparable return to Chiarot trade. Can swap 2nd round pick for prospect

STL

Edmundson, Joel

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Trade Deadline 2023 - Blues get big body who plays their style of game for a cup run. Also get a player with 1 year term left

MTL

2022 2nd round pick (ARI)

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Yotes get a young center at a low cost who is NHL-ready

ARI

Poehling, Ryan [RFA Rights]

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Draft 2022 - Making room for Shane Wright

MTL

Habs dump salary on a player who has not lived up to expectations.

CBJ

Armia, Joel
2022 2nd round pick (EDM)
2022 4th round pick (TBL)

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Columbus takes a flyer on a player they've scouted and had interest in for a few years. Can a fresh start get him back to the player he was in the playoffs last year?

Changed from 3rd & 4th to 2nd & 4th cause as has been pointed out, the Habs are going to have to pay BIG to dump his full contract.

Buyouts

Karl Alzner: $833,333

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2022
2023
2024

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
21	$83,500,000	$75,724,166	$1,170,000	$752,500	$7,775,834

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Caufield, Cole $8,000,000$8,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 8	Suzuki, Nick $7,875,000$7,875,000 C UFA - 7	Anderson, Josh $5,500,000$5,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 4
Pitlick, Rem $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Dvorak, Christian $4,450,000$4,450,000 C M-NTC UFA - 2	Roy, Joshua $835,000$835,000 ($57,500$58K) LW, RW RFA - 3
Heineman, Emil $897,500$897,500 LW, RW RFA - 2	Wright, Shane $925,000$925,000	Gallagher, Brendan $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 4
Harvey-Pinard, Rafaël $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW RFA - 2	Evans, Jake $1,700,000$1,700,000 C UFA - 2	Ylönen, Jesse $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, LW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
	Letang, Kris $8,000,000$8,000,000 RD UFA - 5	Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 3
Romanov, Alexander $3,000,000$3,000,000 LD RFA - 2	Barron, Justin $925,000$925,000 ($275,000$275K) RD RFA - 1	Primeau, Cayden $1,500,000$1,500,000 G RFA - 2
Harris, Jordan $2,500,000$2,500,000 LD/RD RFA - 2	Savard, David $3,500,000$3,500,000 RD UFA - 2
Guhle, Kaiden $863,333$863,333 ($420,000$420K) LD/RD RFA - 2	Schueneman, Corey $1,750,000$1,750,000 LD/RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Weber, Shea $7,857,143$7,857,143 RD UFA - 3

Apr. 9, 2022 at 4:45 p.m.

JackForHart

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I love Habs fans overvaluing players

Apr. 9, 2022 at 4:54 p.m.

jonh514

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Thanks for the response. Who am I overvaluing?

Apr. 9, 2022 at 5:05 p.m.

J_282512

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Quoting: jonh514

Thanks for the response. Who am I overvaluing?

Just like every other fanbase lol

Apr. 9, 2022 at 5:22 p.m.

Tennisman142

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Don't think the blues make that trade. I think the trade their first but for a different player. They traded Edmundson and I don't think they trade back for him.

Apr. 9, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.

Ajp_18

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The majority of Armia’s contract is still owed to him, can’t see Columbus taking him with almost 11.5 mil still owed to Armia over 3 years, and one year at 4.8.

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Apr. 9, 2022 at 5:35 p.m.

Pensfan89

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So you think a team will pay to take on your dump. You wanna dump Hoffman then send a 1st to the pens.

Apr. 9, 2022 at 6:28 p.m.

jonh514

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Quoting: Pensfan89

So you think a team will pay to take on your dump. You wanna dump Hoffman then send a 1st to the pens.

I like Hoffman. I think he's a good player and not at all overpaid at 4.5M - Some team will take him on for his offensive instincts, if not the Pens. He CAN score 30 goals playing with a player like Crosby or Malkin. If not to offload the salary, the habs would definitely keep him. It just so happens that our old GM overpaid a bunch of players it's nearly impossible to get rid of, like Armia, Gallagher, Drouin and we need to trade the players we CAN like Hoffman & Edmundson.

Apr. 9, 2022 at 6:29 p.m.

jonh514

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Edited Apr. 9, 2022 at 6:41 p.m.

Quoting: Ajp_18

The majority of Armia’s contract is still owed to him, can’t see Columbus taking him with almost 11.5 mil still owed to Armia over 3 years, and one year at 4.8.

I think that's fair, but Jarmo Kekäläinen has come to town a number of times to scout him personally. I bet a 2nd round pick gets it done! - FYI I modified the trade to a 2nd & a 4th based on your comment!

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Apr. 9, 2022 at 6:40 p.m.

jonh514

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Quoting: Tennisman142

Don't think the blues make that trade. I think the trade their first but for a different player. They traded Edmundson and I don't think they trade back for him.

Fair point. But he's not the same player he was back then. He's matured to the point that he's arguably a better Defensemen than Chiarot and the Blues were in on that until the very end. Plus he's got term at a cap-friendly number of $3.5 million. I could see it happen. Unless the Habs overshoot all expectations next season and make the playoffs, he's definitely getting traded for a Chiarot/Savard-like return at the 2023 trade deadline.

Apr. 9, 2022 at 7:02 p.m.

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make the first a second or third
edmundson didnt fit perfect here DA would be reluctant to give up alot for the risk i think
i do like joel tho

Apr. 9, 2022 at 7:08 p.m.

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Quoting: xercuses

make the first a second or third
edmundson didnt fit perfect here DA would be reluctant to give up alot for the risk i think
i do like joel tho

I totally get your point. But we've seen 2 years in a row what the market is for prime-aged stay at home defensemen who shine in the playoffs. Savard (freakin' Savard!) got a 1st and a 3rd. Chiarot went for more.

I think have to realize that there is going to be a team that pays the price for him once he's on the market. Maybe it won't be the Blues though... I wonder if Toronto or Edmonton pays that price, especially since he has term.

Apr. 9, 2022 at 7:10 p.m.

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Quoting: jonh514

maybe but hes also only an LD unlike chariot and savard which is the biggest reason there value was so high

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Apr. 9, 2022 at 7:26 p.m.

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Quoting: xercuses

maybe but hes also only an LD unlike chariot and savard which is the biggest reason there value was so high

Chiarot was a LD...

Apr. 9, 2022 at 7:46 p.m.

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I like Letang but 5 years at 8M$ is way too much. I would give 7M$ for 3 years max but IMO I would pass we are rebuilding and we need to spend on young talented players.

Apr. 9, 2022 at 7:55 p.m.

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Quoting: NewDG

I like Letang but 5 years at 8M$ is way too much. I would give 7M$ for 3 years max but IMO I would pass we are rebuilding and we need to spend on young talented players.

You can't just have kids on your team. They need some veterans to help them understand how to be a professional and what it takes to win. Letang is one of the league's best and is finding ways to stay on top. 8M will be a hometown discount IMO. He can get 8.5-9.5 as the top D on the market have been getting as of last season.

Apr. 9, 2022 at 8:11 p.m.

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Quoting: jonh514

Chiarot was a LD...

yes i know your point?
he also can play RD
edmundson doesnt

Apr. 9, 2022 at 8:35 p.m.

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Quoting: jonh514

I see your point. We have Edmundson, Savard Byron and Price. Letang is too expensive we will regret it like Gallagher.

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Apr. 9, 2022 at 8:40 p.m.

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Quoting: jonh514

Hoffman is a powerplay specialist and stinks at even strength. Sure Hoffman COULD score 30 playing with Crosby or Malkin. And my aunt COULD be my uncle if she had balls.

Apr. 9, 2022 at 11:31 p.m.

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Quoting: jonh514

That 2nd would have to be Montreal’s 2nd for this to become even remotely close. The Jackets have too many contracts at the NHL level especially forwards. With younger players needing playing time I just can’t see the Jackets taking on a player with no real use and more or less complicates the situation. The reward has to be worth it.

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