I think PLD to MTL is a done deal

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Created by: jonh514

Team: 2023-24 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 22, 2023

Published: Jun. 22, 2023

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I'm not sure what the deal is exactly, but the amount of PLD sightings with Habs leadership players is starting to feel like "getting to know your new team mates".

He was boating at the Grand Prix with Suzuki & Caufield (and Zegras & Subban)
He was at a CF Montreal game last night with David Savard

Anyone else starting to feel like a deal is done but they are saving the fireworks for the draft?

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Dubois, Pierre-Luc [RFA Rights]

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20	$83,500,000	$69,709,166	$1,170,000	$4,210,000	$13,790,834

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Hoffman, Mike $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW UFA - 1	Suzuki, Nick $7,875,000$7,875,000 C UFA - 7	Gallagher, Brendan $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 4
Pitlick, Rem $1,100,000$1,100,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Dvorak, Christian $4,450,000$4,450,000 C M-NTC UFA - 2	Anderson, Josh $5,500,000$5,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 4
Pezzetta, Michael $812,500$812,500 LW, RW UFA - 2	Dach, Kirby $3,362,500$3,362,500 C, RW RFA - 3	Armia, Joel $3,400,000$3,400,000 RW, LW UFA - 2
	Evans, Jake $1,700,000$1,700,000 C UFA - 2

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	Allen, Jake $1,925,000$1,925,000 G M-NTC UFA - 2
Edmundson, Joel $875,000$875,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 1	Barron, Justin $925,000$925,000 ($275,000$275K) RD RFA - 1	Montembeault, Samuel $1,000,000$1,000,000 G UFA - 1
Harris, Jordan $1,400,000$1,400,000 LD/RD RFA - 2	Kovacevic, Johnathan $766,667$766,667 RD UFA - 2
Guhle, Kaiden $863,333$863,333 ($420,000$420K) LD/RD RFA - 2	Wideman, Chris $762,500$762,500 RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
	Caufield, Cole $7,850,000$7,850,000 LW, RW UFA - 8	Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 3
	Monahan, Sean $1,985,000$1,985,000 ($15,000$15K) C, LW, RW UFA - 1
	Slafkovsky, Juraj $950,000$950,000 ($3,500,000$4M) RW, LW RFA - 2
	Xhekaj, Arber $828,333$828,333 LD/RD RFA - 1

Jun. 22, 2023 at 2:24 a.m.

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Wasn't he with MTL management at the last draft?

Sounds to me like it's a done deal in his head, but not necessarily in terms of trade. Or he might be trying to get the Canadiens management at whatever cost mainly $ value of his contract. Player endorsement for acquiring him, especially from Suzuki could go a long-way. We'll see in 6 days I guess.

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Jun. 22, 2023 at 2:34 a.m.

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Quoting: GMBL

Can't wait

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Jun. 22, 2023 at 3:13 a.m.

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I don’t think it’s a done deal, but with all the reporting that Dubois supposedly submitted a list of 5-6 teams he’d sign long term with… being very public taking pictures with a bunch of Habs players really makes you feel like this list of teams looks like this:

1. Montréal
2. Habs
3. Canadiens
4. Le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge
5. La Sainte-Flanelle

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Jun. 22, 2023 at 4:11 a.m.

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Quoting: Blazingbat11

This might as well be the list because it sounds like he chose teams that would need to do some serious cap gymnastics if it's true that tge Rangers and Wild are on the list.

Jun. 22, 2023 at 8:37 a.m.

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Quoting: GMBL

This might as well be the list because it sounds like he chose teams that would need to do some serious cap gymnastics if it's true that tge Rangers and Wild are on the list.

Yeah it really feels like he chose those teams on purpose. Even LA doesnt seem very realistic, they sent a 2nd pick to Philly last week to clear cap space for Gavrikov. Theyd have to be really creative if they want to land PLD extended without sacrificing too much, which I dont think is worth it for an up and coming team like the Kings who are set at the center position.

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Jun. 22, 2023 at 9:33 a.m.

JeffFromMontreal

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I know one thing: the Montreal Canadiens organization leaves NOTHING to chance. Everything is planned, no lose ends. Even in the summer, any and all player public appearance is managed by the team. So you could imagine that their is purpose behind all those Habs vs Dubois pictures/videos...

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Jun. 24, 2023 at 12:53 a.m.

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Just saw that MTL is trying to give Hoffman for free, so it sounds like it could be a done deal. Guessing Dvorak is the roster player going back in a Dubois trade.

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Jun. 24, 2023 at 12:56 a.m.

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Quoting: GMBL

Just saw that MTL is trying to give Hoffman for free, so it sounds like it could be a done deal. Guessing Dvorak is the roster player going back in a Dubois trade.

Well ... Hoffman & Armia need to move on. One more year is fine I guess either way.

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Jun. 24, 2023 at 1:15 a.m.

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Quoting: jonh514

Well ... Hoffman & Armia need to move on. One more year is fine I guess either way.

Yeah, I mean Hoffman isn't a 4.5M player, so moving off him makes sense. Maybe they just don't want to pay his 5M salary and are hoping some team takes him before they use up their cap space/hit the floor. I just couldn't help but notice that moving him and Dvo would clear enough cap space for Dubois (assuming he isn't getting more than 8.2M) and a cheap replacement player.

Armia probably only gets moved at the TDL if he has any value but I don't think his contract gets in the way of anything.

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Jun. 24, 2023 at 1:17 a.m.

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Quoting: GMBL

I think Ylonen won't get resigned because of Armia.

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