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Montreal Canadiens signed Cole Caufield (8 Years / $7,850,000 AAV)

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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:19 a.m.
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Cole Caufield has signed a new contract with the Montreal Canadiens.
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SIGNED BY: Kent Hughes
Length: 8 years
Value: $62,800,000
Expiry Status: UFA
Cap % Tooltip: 9.52
Signing Team: Logo of the Montreal CanadiensMontreal Canadiens
Signing Date: Jun. 5, 2023
Source: CapFriendly

Cole Caufield signed a 8 year, $62,800,000 contract with the Montreal Canadiens on Jun. 5, 2023. The contract has a cap hit of $7,850,000.

SEASONClauseCap HitTooltipAAV TooltipP. BonusesTooltipS. BonusesTooltipBase SalaryTooltipTotal SalaryTooltipMinors SalTooltip
2023-24$7,850,000$7,850,000$0$5,000,000$4,975,000$9,975,000$9,975,000
2024-25$7,850,000$7,850,000$0$5,000,000$4,975,000$9,975,000$9,975,000
2025-26$7,850,000$7,850,000$0$0$9,975,000$9,975,000$9,975,000
2026-27$7,850,000$7,850,000$0$0$8,705,000$8,705,000$8,705,000
2027-28$7,850,000$7,850,000$0$0$6,215,000$6,215,000$6,215,000
2028-29M-NTC$7,850,000$7,850,000$0$0$5,985,000$5,985,000$5,985,000
2029-30M-NTC$7,850,000$7,850,000$0$0$5,985,000$5,985,000$5,985,000
2030-31M-NTC$7,850,000$7,850,000$0$0$5,985,000$5,985,000$5,985,000
TOTAL$62,800,000$62,800,000$0$10,000,000$52,800,000$62,800,000$62,800,000
CLAUSE DETAILS: 2028-29: 15 team no-trade list | 2029-30: 10 team no-trade list | 2030-31: 5 team no-trade list
CLAUSE SOURCE: CapFriendly
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:23 a.m.
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dopplsan
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He’s gonna keep improving, and with the cap rising over time this will be a fantastic value contract.

Good signing.
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:23 a.m.
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Habs love to pay guys who have shown very little 8 Mil per year.

At least this is a better bet than Suzuki was
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:24 a.m.
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If he can stay healthy than this contract is going to be a steal
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:24 a.m.
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I feared Coco could have preferred a shorter term to get his UFA status ASAP

Signing your stars to max terms is always a win
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:25 a.m.
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Manson
45 for Norris.
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Hughes W.
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:25 a.m.
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Can't believe we signed him for less than Suzuki. Future 40 goal scorer is a steal for this price and term in today's NHL. Gives us cap flexibility for 8 years.

Common Went Wughes W
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:27 a.m.
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Good contract for both sides
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:27 a.m.
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This was the first real test of the new management’s negotiating, and in the end Hughes came through with maximum term on a reasonable AAV.

Keeping the number below Suzuki’s is impressive.
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:29 a.m.
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In Hughes we trust. Couldn't have been a better term and price.

We all remember his clutch last second goal against the Flyers.
https://youtu.be/eop3VOJBXJ4
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:31 a.m.
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A bit steep, but I think he'll live up to it.
Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:32 a.m.
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I think this will age well!
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:32 a.m.
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Amazing deal
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:34 a.m.
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Great deal, ever since MSL took over, Caufield has been amazing, if my math is correct, Caufield was on a 46 goal pace this season, assuming he can keep that up, we've just locked up our elite winger for the next 8 years
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:41 a.m.
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if he stays healthy this is going to be a good deal for MTL, he can score 40-50 goals
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:41 a.m.
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Great salary structure too, 5 mill signing bonus first 2 years big front loaded for first 4 then under 6 when M-NTC kicks in. Hard to argue with that flexibility.
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:43 a.m.
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well there goes the caufeild for lafreniere trade
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:46 a.m.
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This is a fantastic contract. One of the best in the league in fact. Way to go Hughes!
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:46 a.m.
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This contract should be an absolute steal in the back half of the deal when the cap has jumped a ton
Good job on MTL getting an important players locked up long term!
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:49 a.m.
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Quoting: Random2152
Habs love to pay guys who have shown very little 8 Mil per year.

At least this is a better bet than Suzuki was




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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:53 a.m.
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Definitely paying for potential, we’ll see how it ends up
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:54 a.m.
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This contract should be pretty good by the middle-end of it.
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:55 a.m.
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Quoting: TheresAlwaysNextYear
Definitely paying for potential, we’ll see how it ends up


it's a little more than potential. He was on pace for 45 goals this year and he was phenomenal in that playoff run. There are results.
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:56 a.m.
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it's a little more than potential. He was on pace for 45 goals this year and he was phenomenal in that playoff run. There are results.

He was also only on pace for 65 or so points, was he not? And his defence is lacking a bit, so he really isn’t amazing, but I’m sure he’ll improve.
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Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:57 a.m.
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Quoting: KSIxSKULLS




If he was under MSL the entire time it would have been in even fewer games.
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