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Created by: gavinw89

Team: 2022-23 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 10, 2022

Published: Jul. 11, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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This is a very busy off-season for Hughes if some/all of these players are moved. However, I wouldn't be surprised to see all of these players traded before October. This lineup would struggle to win many games this year, which is exactly what is needed for another year. I think MSL and Hughes want to "compete" on a nightly basis, but to me, that means not getting embarrassed every night. The organization would never say it obviously, but I think they want to be at the bottom again this year.

I think these are solid trades for all teams involved, and helps Montreal get more picks and younger players. *IF* Price returns, you would need to get rid of another approx. $3.3M before the start of the season. Price's status being so unknown is really holding Hughes back right now imo. But it is what it is for right now.

At the trade deadline, you would have assets in Byron, Dadonov, Monahan, Blueger, and Khudobin (as rentals, assuming these players still healthy and have some kind of decent year). You could also see Barrie, Edmunson, Savard, and/or Bailey in the market, based on their performances. There are tons of potential deals to be made by Hughes. If done properly, this team should be back in the playoff picture within a few years.

It will be an interesting off-season. It should be exciting.

GO HABS GO!!!!

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Brook, Josh	1	$825,000
Clague, Kale	1	$800,000
Montembeault, Samuel	1	$900,000
Pezzetta, Michael	1	$850,000
Pitlick, Rem	3	$2,000,000
Primeau, Cayden	1	$900,000
Schnarr, Nathan	1	$800,000
Teasdale, Joël	1	$800,000
Schueneman, Corey	1	$850,000
Puljujärvi, Jesse	2	$3,250,000
Dach, Kirby	2	$2,500,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Slafkovsky, Juraj		3	$925,000

Trades

MTL

Khudobin, Anton
Stranges, Antonio
2023 1st round pick (DAL)

DAL

Petry, Jeff ($1,250,000 retained)
2023 3rd round pick (MTL)

MTL

2023 7th round pick (SEA)

SEA

Armia, Joel
Hillis, Cameron
2023 4th round pick (VGK)

Additional Details:

Any lower end prospect.

MTL

Blueger, Teddy
Joseph, Pierre-Olivier [RFA Rights]
2024 3rd round pick (PIT)

PIT

Drouin, Jonathan ($2,750,000 retained)

Additional Details:

Trading Drouin 50% retained, with taking Blueger off PIT's books, would fetch a pick and prospect. Maybe a conditional second based on Drouin's performance.

MTL

Barrie, Tyson
Puljujärvi, Jesse [RFA Rights]

EDM

Allen, Jake ($1,437,500 retained)
Hoffman, Mike
2024 3rd round pick (PIT)

Additional Details:

Barrie and Hoffman would be a straight swap. Then trade Allen and a late pick for JP. Rumor is the market is hot for Allen, and the goaltending market is extremely thin. Allen should be worth more than normal.

MTL

Bailey, Josh
Dufour, William
2023 2nd round pick (NYI)
2023 3rd round pick (NYI)

Additional Details:

The second pick becomes a first based on Anderson's performance.

NYI

Anderson, Josh

Additional Details:

I am honestly not sure what Anderson will get. Rumor is there are a lot of teams calling, and Hughes won't trade him unless the return is big. But it is also a big contract. Along with taking Bailey off their books, there should be some return for sure.
My logic was a conditional first round pick and B prospect for Anderson, along with a third for taking Bailey in return.

MTL

Monahan, Sean
2023 1st round pick (CGY)
2024 3rd round pick (CGY)

CGY

Dvorak, Christian

Additional Details:

To get rid of Monahan's contract, it will cost a first imo.

Buyouts

Karl Alzner: $833,333

Retained Salary Transactions

Jeff Petry: $1,250,000 (53.33%)
Jonathan Drouin: $2,750,000 (50%)
Jake Allen: $1,437,500 (50%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$82,500,000	$69,728,332	$1,132,500	$932,500	$12,771,668

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Slafkovsky, Juraj $925,000$925,000	Suzuki, Nick $7,875,000$7,875,000 C UFA - 8	Caufield, Cole $880,833$880,833 ($850,000$850K) LW, RW UFA - 1
Pitlick, Rem $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Dach, Kirby $2,500,000$2,500,000 C, RW RFA - 4	Puljujärvi, Jesse $3,250,000$3,250,000 RW UFA - 1
Bailey, Josh $5,000,000$5,000,000 RW, LW, C UFA - 2	Monahan, Sean $6,375,000$6,375,000 C, LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 1	Gallagher, Brendan $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 5
Byron, Paul $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Evans, Jake $1,700,000$1,700,000 C UFA - 3	Dadonov, Evgeni $2,500,000$2,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1
Pezzetta, Michael $850,000$850,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Blueger, Teddy $2,200,000$2,200,000 C, LW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Edmundson, Joel $875,000$875,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Barrie, Tyson $4,500,000$4,500,000 RD UFA - 2	Montembeault, Samuel $900,000$900,000 G UFA - 2
Schueneman, Corey $850,000$850,000 LD/RD UFA - 1	Savard, David $3,500,000$3,500,000 RD UFA - 3	Khudobin, Anton $3,333,333$3,333,333 G UFA - 1
Clague, Kale $800,000$800,000 LD/RD RFA - 1	Wideman, Chris $762,500$762,500 RD UFA - 2
Fairbrother, Gianni $848,333$848,333 ($82,500$82K) LD/RD RFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 4

Jul. 11, 2022 at 9:21 a.m.

Warrior24

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No from the Isles, they don’t want Anderson.

Jul. 11, 2022 at 9:24 a.m.

MellowK

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You know you can only retain on 3 contracts right?

Jul. 11, 2022 at 9:28 a.m.

What_do_i_know

Joined: Oct. 2020

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brace yourself. I think you're gonna take a lot of heat unfortunately.

Jul. 11, 2022 at 9:43 a.m.

gavinw89

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Quoting: MellowK

You know you can only retain on 3 contracts right?

That is one thing I did not know actually. Not sure how I ever missed that but I did haha.

Jul. 11, 2022 at 9:44 a.m.

gavinw89

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Quoting: What_do_i_know

brace yourself. I think you're gonna take a lot of heat unfortunately.

Why?

Jul. 11, 2022 at 9:45 a.m.

gavinw89

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Quoting: Warrior24

No from the Isles, they don’t want Anderson.

Fair enough if they don't. Saw some other Isles fans taking him, and there are rumors they are interested. Would be a very "Lou" move lol.

Jul. 11, 2022 at 9:59 a.m.

Warrior24

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Quoting: gavinw89

Fair enough if they don't. Saw some other Isles fans taking him, and there are rumors they are interested. Would be a very "Lou" move lol.

There were no Rumors, an Isles fan blogger mentioned him and MTL fans took that as the Isles wanted him.

Jul. 11, 2022 at 10:12 a.m.

BURGHgirl

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No from PIT. We want Teddy on our books

Jul. 11, 2022 at 10:17 a.m.

ceeque84

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Retention on Allen is not needed for the Oilers to trade for him, but they dont want Hoffman. Take Hoff out and add a 2nd rnd pick and you can have Barrie and Pujli.

Jul. 11, 2022 at 10:25 a.m.

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dannibalcorpse

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If the Isles are moving Josh Bailey's 2x$5M it's because they want to use the cap space for someone else - and I can't see that someone else being Josh Anderson and his 5x$5.5M. They're different players, and I don't think Anderson is necessarily bad, just slightly overpaid for what he brings to the table. I'd rather get out of the Bailey deal next summer and hang onto Dufour and the picks if it comes down to it.

Jul. 11, 2022 at 11:17 a.m.

#11

gavinw89

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Quoting: dannibalcorpse

I agree with you honestly. But Lou L really admires those type of players. As a Habs fan, I would certainly like this deal for Montreal lol.

Jul. 11, 2022 at 11:20 a.m.

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gavinw89

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Quoting: ceeque84

Retention on Allen is not needed for the Oilers to trade for him, but they dont want Hoffman. Take Hoff out and add a 2nd rnd pick and you can have Barrie and Pujli.

I think Edmonton will need to pay a price to get rid of Barrie's cap hit. I think Campbell will end up in Edmonton, but Allen would definitely be a good backup. I can see a similar deal getting done.

Jul. 11, 2022 at 11:21 a.m.

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gavinw89

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Quoting: BURGHgirl

No from PIT. We want Teddy on our books

What do you think PIT will give up for Drouin at 50% retained? Or do you think they are interested?

Jul. 11, 2022 at 11:22 a.m.

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gavinw89

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Quoting: Warrior24

There were no Rumors, an Isles fan blogger mentioned him and MTL fans took that as the Isles wanted him.

I have saw a few Islander's fans wanting him. Not saying they do, but it's not just Habs fans. And you may be right, there may be no truth to it at all.

Jul. 11, 2022 at 11:52 a.m.

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nabnuke

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Hard pass from the Pens. Blueger has been a great 3rd or 4th line center. Doesn't cost much and good faceoff guy. Drouin is over paid and hurt all the time. This deal is not good for the Pens.

Jul. 11, 2022 at 12:02 p.m.

#16

westleysnipez

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Easy pass from Seattle on taking Armia's contract.

Kassian has a year less, a slightly cheaper contract, and required 3 spots in the draft, a 2nd, and a 3rd to move. Armia has higher AAV and longer term, it's going to cost at least two 2nds+3rd or a 1st/high-tier prospect to move that salary.

Jul. 11, 2022 at 12:17 p.m.

#17

BURGHgirl

I play. You?

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Quoting: gavinw89

What do you think PIT will give up for Drouin at 50% retained? Or do you think they are interested?

Drouin has missed too much time the last few seasons and hasn't really been effective when he does play. PIT already had a couple guys who are injury prone. Doubt they would add another

Jul. 11, 2022 at 6:33 p.m.

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ceeque84

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Quoting: gavinw89

I think Edmonton will need to pay a price to get rid of Barrie's cap hit. I think Campbell will end up in Edmonton, but Allen would definitely be a good backup. I can see a similar deal getting done.

The Oilers will absolutely not have to pay to move Barrie. And if they get Campbell(which i dont think they should, too risky), they wont be making a trade for Allen. Skinner will be up with the team as full time back up

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