Team: 2022-23 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 24, 2022

Published: Aug. 24, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Habs are gonna ride the LTIR train for the start of the season and let their players regain some value after an abysmal season.

After a loooonnggg offseason, players will be healthy and fully rested which tells me that we should have a decent offensive start of the season with MSL.

Therefore, the trades will happen this season even if we are in the playoff picture in the first 20-25 games.

Line to start the season.

The storefront line :

Drouin - Suzuki - Caufield

- Drouin will have a good camp and will be put on a line with Caufield and Suzuki to increase his value. He'll start the season with a 0.80 ppg pace (historically, he always has good starts). Then KH will trade him half retained to a team having a bad offensive start or an important injury for a first round pick in 2024.

The only offense line

Dadonov - Monahan - Hoffman

Again - another marketing ploy to increase value of trade bait. Dadonov and Hoffman have a lot of chemistry and Mony wants a redemption tour - this line will look good on the rush... and that's it.

But will most likely gets some goals if utilized in a mostly offensive role.

Dadonov will be traded so will Mony and Hoffman if we can find some willing trade partners. But those two will be kept if we have to pay to get rid of them.

The Mentorship line or Project "lets salvage Dach"

Dvorak/Dach - Dvorak/Dach - Anderson

Dach is terrible in the faceoff circle, which makes it harder to give him important assignments. Therefore, by putting him with an experienced center who can share the burden and teach him the ropes (like Thompson and Suzuki). Anderson is there to help him rack up points and build confidence. Until Mony or Dvorak is traded - Dach will be paired with a center (could be Evans on his RW).

The grit line.

Slafkovsky - Evans - Gallagher

This line will be lowkey exceptional on 5v5 and will probably eat a lot of minute for a 4th line. Slafkovsky will start on the 4th like Suzuki did in a more reserve role then his responsibility will increase.

This line is like a lite-version of the Tatar - Danault - Gally line. This will become MSL favourite line. Lot of gritty cycling and puck battles. Will likely play against 3rd D pairing and exploit them.

Pitlick will replace anyone that is dragging the team down (aka Hoffman)

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