canadiens depth chart based on NHL-readiness

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Created by: zk97

Team: 2023-24 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 11, 2023

Published: Apr. 11, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

left out players who i don't think get signed by MTL

Essentially, based on this chart, here is what the Habs opening night roster for 2023-24 should look like as is:

Caufield-Suzuki-Anderson
RHP-Dach-Gallagher
Hoffman-Dvorak-Ylonen
Slafkovsky-Evans-Gurianov
(Farrell, Armia)

Matheson-Savard
Guhle-Barron
Harris-Kovacevic
(Xhekaj)

Montembeault
Allen

And this is what the Rocket opening night roster for 2023-24 should look like as is:

Pitlick-Kidney-Teasdale
Pezzetta-Mysak-Mesar
Heineman-Davidson-Roy
Tuch-Kapanen-Simoneau
(Condotta)

Edmundson-Mailloux
Beaudin-Tourigny
Struble-Norlinder
(Trudeau)

Primeau
Dobes

And the extras are:

Beck (OHL)
Guindon (OHL)
Rohrer (OHL)
Hutson (NCAA)
Engstrom (SHL)
Fairbrother

... and these charts go to show why depth charts are NOT the proper way to show lineups, but more importantly, show the clog-up that could be seen in the coming years. Players like Anderson, Dvorak, Gallagher, Edmundson, etc. have long-term contracts that will not benefit the Canadiens in the future, when players such as Beck, Mesar, Heineman, and Hutson need spots in the lineup. Additionally, their contracts push players like Slafkovsky, Farrell, and Xhekaj nearly out of the lineup. Some trades do need to be made. The question is... what's a fit?

All NHL fans are welcome to make offers all around.
For the record, this is probably what the actual lines would look like:

Caufield-Suzuki-Gurianov
Slafkovsky-Dach-Anderson
Hoffman-Dvorak-Gallagher
RHP-Evans-Ylonen
(Armia)

Matheson-Barron
Guhle-Harris
Xhekaj-Savard
(Edmundson, Kovacevic)

Allen
Montembeault

--

Farrell-Pitlick-Mesar
Heineman-Kidney-Roy
Teasdale-Bourque-Simoneau
Pezzetta-Abbandonato-Condotta
(Davidson, Mysak)

Struble-Mailloux
Norlinder-Beaudin
Trudeau-Tourigny
(Dello)

Primeau
Dobes

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST	YEARS	CAP HIT
Davidson, Jared	2	$875,000
Engström, Adam	3	$916,667
Guindon, Cedrick	3	$894,167
Hutson, Lane	3	$950,000
Kapanen, Oliver	3	$850,000
Nissen Dichow, Frederik	2	$825,000
Rohrer, Vinzenz	3	$897,500
Tourigny, Miguël	2	$775,000
Tuch, Luke	2	$863,333
Vrbetic, Joe	3	$830,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Beaudin, Nicolas	1	$775,000
Caufield, Cole	8	$7,900,000
Condotta, Lucas	1	$775,000
Gurianov, Denis	1	$1,500,000
Harvey-Pinard, Rafaël	2	$1,100,000
Pezzetta, Michael	1	$775,000
Teasdale, Joël	1	$775,000
Ylönen, Jesse	3	$1,100,000

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
54	$83,500,000	$95,513,333	$1,170,000	$5,285,000	-$12,013,333

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Caufield, Cole $7,900,000$7,900,000 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
Harvey-Pinard, Rafaël $1,100,000$1,100,000 LW, RW RFA - 2	Dach, Kirby $3,362,500$3,362,500 C, RW RFA - 3	Gallagher, Brendan $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 4
Hoffman, Mike $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW UFA - 1	Dvorak, Christian $4,450,000$4,450,000 C M-NTC UFA - 2	Ylönen, Jesse $1,100,000$1,100,000 RW, LW RFA - 1
Slafkovsky, Juraj $950,000$950,000 ($3,500,000$4M) RW, LW RFA - 2	Evans, Jake $1,700,000$1,700,000 C UFA - 2	Gurianov, Denis $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Farrell, Sean $897,500$897,500 ($557,500$558K) RW, LW RFA - 2	Beck, Owen $885,000$885,000 ($80,000$80K) C RFA - 3	Armia, Joel $3,400,000$3,400,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
Pitlick, Rem $1,100,000$1,100,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Kidney, Riley $836,667$836,667 ($82,500$82K) C RFA - 3	Teasdale, Joël $775,000$775,000 RW, LW UFA
Pezzetta, Michael $775,000$775,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Mysak, Jan $828,333$828,333 ($82,500$82K) C, LW RFA - 2	Mesar, Filip $918,333$918,333 RW, C RFA - 3
Heineman, Emil $897,500$897,500 LW, RW RFA - 2	Guindon, Cedrick $894,167$894,167 C, LW RFA	Roy, Joshua $835,000$835,000 ($57,500$58K) LW, RW RFA - 3
Tuch, Luke $863,333$863,333 LW RFA	Davidson, Jared $875,000$875,000 C RFA	Simoneau, Xavier $855,000$855,000 LW, RW RFA - 2
Condotta, Lucas $775,000$775,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Kapanen, Oliver $850,000$850,000 C RFA	Rohrer, Vinzenz $897,500$897,500 RW, C RFA

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 3	Savard, David $3,500,000$3,500,000 RD UFA - 2	Montembeault, Samuel $1,000,000$1,000,000 G UFA - 1
Guhle, Kaiden $863,333$863,333 ($420,000$420K) LD/RD RFA - 2	Barron, Justin $925,000$925,000 ($275,000$275K) RD RFA - 1	Allen, Jake $1,925,000$1,925,000 G M-NTC UFA - 2
Harris, Jordan $1,400,000$1,400,000 LD/RD RFA - 2	Kovacevic, Johnathan $766,667$766,667 RD UFA - 2	Primeau, Cayden $890,000$890,000 G RFA - 2
Xhekaj, Arber $828,333$828,333 LD/RD RFA - 1	Wideman, Chris $762,500$762,500 RD UFA - 1	Dobes, Jakub $925,000$925,000 G RFA - 2
Edmundson, Joel $875,000$875,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 1	Mailloux, Logan $875,000$875,000 ($82,500$82K) RD RFA - 3	Vrbetic, Joe $830,000$830,000 G RFA
Beaudin, Nicolas $775,000$775,000 LD UFA - 1	Tourigny, Miguël $775,000$775,000 RD RFA	Nissen Dichow, Frederik $825,000$825,000 G RFA
Struble, Jayden $867,500$867,500 ($57,500$58K) LD RFA - 2
Hutson, Lane $950,000$950,000 LD RFA - 3
Engström, Adam $916,667$916,667 LD RFA
Norlinder, Mattias $859,167$859,167 ($32,500$32K) LD RFA - 1
Trudeau, William $856,667$856,667 ($57,500$58K) LD RFA - 2
Fairbrother, Gianni $848,333$848,333 LD/RD RFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 3

Apr. 11, 2023 at 6:45 p.m.

rollie1967

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All the injuries they had and with all the deadline trades happening early and so little cap space out there- the Habs really missed the boat on dumping some of their contracts.
Hoffman, Edmundson and Monahan, Byron (if healthy) shouldve been dealt. Even guys like Savard, Evans I would look at moving as theyre going to lose their jobs soon with all the prospects coming- best to get something now.
Harvey Pinard should be moved - sell high, as his numbers are inflated due to him getting more icetime than he should warrant (on a good team without crippling injuries).
Theyre going to be a bad team for another year or two- best move out anyone who wont be contributing to those teams either due to contract status, better prospects coming- or age.

will be interesting to see if Dubois gets his wish and becomes a hab. They need his skill and size up front- and hes still in his prime.

Apr. 11, 2023 at 6:47 p.m.

Habs4ever

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Pezzetta and Primeau have to clear waivers and both will be lost for nothing. I think Allen gets traded in off season

Apr. 11, 2023 at 6:56 p.m.

zk97

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Quoting: Habs4ever

Pezzetta and Primeau have to clear waivers and both will be lost for nothing. I think Allen gets traded in off season

if the habs land two of bischel, perets, augustine, hrabal, bjarnason, milic i wouldnt mind trading primeau in a package

Apr. 11, 2023 at 8:53 p.m.

BigBadBurke

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and how do you expect Edmundson to get to the AHL exactly?

Apr. 11, 2023 at 9:14 p.m.

zk97

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Quoting: BigBadBurke

and how do you expect Edmundson to get to the AHL exactly?

i don't, if you read the second part after the fat paragraph, which has edmundson in the NHL
he's been the 5th best habs LD (and 7th best D) this season, so theoretically, he should be in the AHL based on how he's played, but hes somehow still a trade piece so he should stay in the NHL

Apr. 11, 2023 at 9:18 p.m.

HabsFan61

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How is Edmundson in the AHL?

Apr. 11, 2023 at 9:19 p.m.

zk97

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Quoting: HabsFan61

How is Edmundson in the AHL?

Quoting: zk97

Apr. 11, 2023 at 9:22 p.m.

HabsFan61

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Quoting: zk97

I think we will move him this summer.

Apr. 11, 2023 at 9:24 p.m.

zk97

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Quoting: HabsFan61

Quoting: zk97

I think we will move him this summer.

i would assume so, but he has not been good one bit so i don't think you get a good return for him

Apr. 12, 2023 at 1:11 a.m.

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BigBadBurke

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Quoting: zk97

I think we will move him this summer.

i would assume so, but he has not been good one bit so i don't think you get a good return for him

prob smtg along the lines of what they traded to get him... a 3rd to 5th would be feasible

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Apr. 12, 2023 at 11:20 a.m.

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danielcoe

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Yes with 100% certainty Edmundson and hoffman will be moved.. Where i disagree with your team is on Gurionov.. I dont he has done enough to deserve a contract... I expect that either roy or Beck will make the habs.. Beck had a great camp last year and was only not kept because of his age .... He is great defensively and great on faceoffs.. so if we moved dvorak then i see Beck having a good chance at the fourth line center job with Evans moving up to third line center. i am really impressed with roy but he might need a year of seasoning in laval.

and even if Beck doesnt make the team as soon as a center goes down he will get called up and probably do what Harvey did this year by playing so well not get sent down again. Beck might make Dvorak expendable even without the dubois trade.

Apr. 12, 2023 at 11:27 a.m.

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danielcoe

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what does the team look like without hoffman and gurionov?

Caufield suzuki and dach
slaf and dubois and anderson
HLP and evans and Gally
pezzetta Beck Ylonen
Belzile 13Th

Dvorak gone in dubois trade
Hofman traded with retained salary
Gurionov not re-signed

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