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Disagreeing with the previous commenter, I don’t think you’ll get a 1st from anyone for Monahan 50% retained. There will be a market there, just not a premium one.
Someone will overpay for Edmundson 50% with retention, but I doubt you get a 1st there either. He also takes up a retention spot next year.
Teams are only allowed to retain on 3 players. So assuming you use 2 of your 3 retention spots on Monahan and Edmundson, you have 1 slot left.
Drouin and Dadonov don’t have any value whatsoever with their current cap hits. You’d be lucky to get a late round pick for either at 50% retention.
Hoffman also sucks with that contract, but maybe you can get a return for him at 50% retained for a team that needs a pure shooter. Even then, you’d be saddled with his retention for next season also.
I think Habs fans are likely going to be disappointed in the returns for these five guys on the trade block. Maybe there’s an overpay on one (Edmundson), but the rest aren’t particularly valuable.