Another tough year but thats what we need

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Created by: Reff

Team: 2022-23 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 28, 2022

Published: Jul. 29, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

There are 2 directions Habs could go:
- Let the kids play in MTL and have Martin St-Louis and Stéphane Robidas develop them, and hope for the best
- Let the kids play in Laval and assume that we will tank another year

Personnaly, I'd go with option #2. This means:

- No big moves (no PLD).
- Get rid of Hoffman (and Armia if possible) with a pick for Mr Future Considerations.
- Give Dach 2nd C spot and let him have an offensive role. Dvorak will be there for the PK and faceoffs.
- Trade Drouin, Byron (if healthy), Dadonov and Allen at TDL, then call up some kids.
- Send them to Laval after the season for a run at the Calder Cup.
- Get a Top 5 pick in 2023 and hope FLA has a bad year for another Top 15 pick.

Roster after TDL should look like this:

Slafkovsky/Suzuki/Caufield
Pitlick/Dach/Anderson
Ylonen-Mesar-Heineman-Mysak/Dvorak/Gallagher
Pezzetta/Evans/Armia

Matheson/Savard
Edmunson/Harris
Guhle/Barron

Price/Montembeault

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Dach, Kirby		2	$1,900,000
Primeau, Cayden		1	$800,000

Trades

MTL

Future considerations

ANA

Hoffman, Mike
2023 3rd round pick (MTL)

Buyouts

Karl Alzner: $833,333

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
22	$82,500,000	$70,576,666	$1,132,500	$1,357,500	$11,923,334

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Caufield, Cole $880,833$880,833 ($850,000$850K) LW, RW UFA - 1	Suzuki, Nick $7,875,000$7,875,000 C UFA - 8	Anderson, Josh $5,500,000$5,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 5
Drouin, Jonathan $5,500,000$5,500,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 1	Dach, Kirby $1,900,000$1,900,000 C, RW RFA - 4	Dadonov, Evgeni $2,500,000$2,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 1
Pitlick, Rem $1,100,000$1,100,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Dvorak, Christian $4,450,000$4,450,000 C UFA - 3	Gallagher, Brendan $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 5
Pezzetta, Michael $750,000$750,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Evans, Jake $1,700,000$1,700,000 C UFA - 3	Armia, Joel $3,400,000$3,400,000 RW, LW UFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Edmundson, Joel $875,000$875,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Savard, David $3,500,000$3,500,000 RD UFA - 3	Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 4
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 4		Allen, Jake $2,875,000$2,875,000 G UFA - 1
Harris, Jordan $842,500$842,500 ($507,500$508K) LD/RD RFA - 1	Wideman, Chris $762,500$762,500 RD UFA - 2
	Bowey, Madison $750,000$750,000 RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Harvey-Pinard, Rafaël $825,000$825,000 LW, RW RFA - 1		Byron, Paul $3,400,000$3,400,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
Schueneman, Corey $750,000$750,000 LD/RD UFA - 1

Jul. 29, 2022 at 10:13 a.m.

DangleCat

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I think you would have a hard time selling some fans for passing on Shane Wright and then sending Slaf down to the AHL to start. Not even saying its a bad idea, but I have a feeling some fans would be very unhappy.

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Jul. 29, 2022 at 10:14 a.m.

Jacko

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That defence reminds me of that year we finished 3rd last and drafted Galchenyck. Lots of Kaberle Diaz and Campoli lol

Jul. 29, 2022 at 10:14 a.m.

Riley816

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Anaheim is also going with the let the kids play theory. Hoffman is incompatible with having kids play. There is a reason no team has offered him a 2nd contract in years, He's a disaster as most, all, Canadiens fans now know.

Jul. 29, 2022 at 10:17 a.m.

Lenny7

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Quoting: DangleCat

Agreed, especially if Wright jumps in and puts up 50 or so points this year (very much in the realm of possibility, given that he *should* get a pretty long look with some solid wingers). I can't imagine that sending him down is the wrong play at all long term, but yeah, you hit the nail on the head.

I also don't see the point in paying to dump Hoffman right now. It's not as if the Habs need the space? Why send a pick (It's probably going to cost more than a 3rd...) when you have no need to dump?

Jul. 29, 2022 at 10:20 a.m.

DangleCat

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Quoting: Lenny7

There is also an outside chance he bounces back and pots like 20 or so goals with some PP2 time. Maybe you could retain and get some assets for him next year you never know.

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Jul. 29, 2022 at 10:27 a.m.

Priyce

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Quoting: DangleCat

I don't think it would be that hard. He needs to get used to North American ice and I am sure he will be given some games in the NHL but I'd consider Laval purely due to cap implications. Letting that contract slide one more year is essential. I can see them letting stay in the NHL, but that means they need to lose a high salary winger, which is not idea considering they need to pay to get rid of them

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Jul. 29, 2022 at 11:42 a.m.

Reff

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Quoting: DangleCat

Surely some fans would be unhappy, but we have buried so much talent in the past few years because we didn't take the time to develop them in the minors before making the jump. If Hughes and Gorton take the time to adress that situation and that vision to the fans with arguments and a plan, like NYR did, I don't see why we would be angry at all.

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Jul. 29, 2022 at 2:19 p.m.

Nake_qc

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Quoting: DangleCat

You can't please all the fans all the time.
There are several reasons to keep Slafkosky in Laval for one year. So what if some fans are unhappy and some media outlets put pressure on the team's front office?
Both arenas will be packed anyways.

I think if the team is transparent and clear with their plan for Slafkosky and with other young players, they will have less fans whining.

I wonder how much "the fan base will complain" is brought up when planing the team direction really is for the front office.
Hopefully, not alot.

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Aug. 1, 2022 at 8:19 a.m.

Reff

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Quoting: Nake_qc

Problem is not with the fans whining, it's about the sponsors not being happy. They pour millions of $ in the franchise and expect to get associated with a winning team, have a positive image. That weighs a lot more than fans complaining.

If Gorton and Hughes are all in with a full rebuild and take the necessary time to meet their major sponsors, I think they can manage a good media campaign and still get all of them to follow. If the sponsors are in, medias and fans will also follow.

That being said, it's far more easy to go along this way by getting the kids to play and give the fans/sponsors/media something exciting to watch rather than letting them develop in Laval and have a squad of aging veterans who will finish dead last once again. That's quite a dillema.

Aug. 2, 2022 at 12:46 a.m.

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Nake_qc

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Quoting: Reff

Good points.

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