My opinions on players and how id want the lineup to be

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Created by: JeffGorton

Team: 2023-24 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 12, 2023

Published: Sep. 12, 2023

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Id try to move as many 'dead weight' players as I can and get value out of those who shouldnt be part of the long term future

Gallagher cant be traded but id take any value for him. Wouldnt be willing to trade away assets to remove him as he is a still a solid 3rd line guy with good underlying numbers, If healthy, easy 20 goals with elite defense, and every team needs some vets

Trades

MTL

Dvorak to Vancouver or Minnesota
Armia to China
Allen to Ducks or Philly (any team needing a solid vet goalie)
Savard to Avs or back to Tampa

ANA

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The dead weight

Dvorak, Armia and Allen wont get you anything. Id either waive them or buy them. Would be willing to trade away late round picks to remove the contracts

Savard should get decent value, maybe a 2nd from a cup contender needing a shot blocker. GMs love his type of player

MTL

WPG

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Legit do not care where they go or what we get for them. Probably claimed off waivers if put there

MTL

Anderson to Devils or Leafs
Matheson to Stars or Avs (if Toews walks)
Xhekaj to Canucks or Flames

TOR

These players are those i dont see in the long term out look but could get some good value in return

Anderson is a rush only player. But hes very very good at it. Good forecheck, hits and he creates his own chances off the rush. Also was a good PKer last year. Hes overpaid though. GMs love his type of player and would pay nicely for him. Id be willing to take a contract back or retain salary but the return would need to be insane. Id want at minimum a 2nd and B prospect without salary retained. With retained salary or contract coming back, minimum a 1st and B prospect

Matheson is a montreal boy so id love it if he was 25-26 buts hes 29. He'll be 32+ when the Habs start competing again so might as well get as much value back as possible for him. Dude is borderline elite. Sick on both ends of the ice and puts up points.

Xhekaj, honestly he sucks and if he didnt fight and hit, hed still be at Costco. But GMs are dumb and love players like him. Hes a good player to have during a tank but if a GM offers a 1st or high 2nd, it would be hard for me to say no

Most of these players would be moved in the 2023/2-24 offseason

Buyouts

Karl Alzner: $833,333

Retained Salary Transactions

Joel Edmundson: $1,750,000 (50%)
Jeff Petry: $2,343,750 (50%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
24	$83,500,000	$71,878,750	$1,170,000	$4,325,000	$11,621,250

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Caufield, Cole $7,850,000$7,850,000 LW, RW UFA - 8	Dach, Kirby $3,362,500$3,362,500 C, RW RFA - 3	Monahan, Sean $1,985,000$1,985,000 ($15,000$15K) C, LW, RW UFA - 1
Harvey-Pinard, Rafaël $1,100,000$1,100,000 LW, RW RFA - 2	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
Slafkovsky, Juraj $950,000$950,000 ($3,500,000$4M) RW, LW RFA - 2	Newhook, Alex $2,900,000$2,900,000 C, LW RFA - 4	Gallagher, Brendan $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 4
Pezzetta, Michael $812,500$812,500 LW, RW UFA - 2	Evans, Jake $1,700,000$1,700,000 C UFA - 2	Ylönen, Jesse $775,000$775,000 RW, LW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 3	Harris, Jordan $1,400,000$1,400,000 LD/RD RFA - 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	Primeau, Cayden $890,000$890,000 G RFA - 2
Xhekaj, Arber $828,333$828,333 LD/RD RFA - 1	Kovacevic, Johnathan $766,667$766,667 RD UFA - 2	Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 3

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Légaré, Nathan $789,167$789,167 ($82,500$82K) RW RFA - 1
Andersson, Lias $775,000$775,000 C, LW RFA - 1
Norlinder, Mattias $859,167$859,167 ($32,500$32K) LD RFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Dach, K.		Monahan, S.		Suzuki, N.
	Caufield, C.		Matheson, M.

Power Play 2
Anderson, J.		Newhook, A.		Slafkovsky, J.
	Barron, J.		Guhle, K.

Penalty Kill 1
	Evans, J.	Anderson, J.
	Guhle, K.	Kovacevic, J.

Penalty Kill 2
	Suzuki, N.	Ylönen, J.
	Matheson, M.	Harris, J.

Sep. 12, 2023 at 7:44 a.m.

CBA

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My eyes are bleeding after reading all that
The bias is so strong as well and this is beyond unrealistic

Sep. 12, 2023 at 8:20 a.m.

Subbanator7667

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You basically just want all the veterans gone, that's not good for the locker room. Teams need a transition period and still need guys like Armia, Dvorak and Savard until the youth is actually ready to take over

Sep. 12, 2023 at 8:57 a.m.

Brad_Treliving

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As a Leafs fan, I would love Anderson. It would fit the direction of what Tre is trying to build

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Sep. 12, 2023 at 6:22 p.m.

JeffGorton

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Jeff Gorton

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Quoting: Subbanator7667

Gallagher, Anderson and Matheson will be fine for the next season. If you still need vets after they are gone, sign one to a PTO or minor league deal.

Sep. 12, 2023 at 6:25 p.m.

JeffGorton

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Jeff Gorton

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Quoting: CBA

My eyes are bleeding after reading all that
The bias is so strong as well and this is beyond unrealistic

I dont know whats biased here. Saying players like Anderson and Xhekaj have value because GMs are stupid isnt biased, its the truth. Matheson being borderline elite is proven with his numbers last year.

Savard having value in a deadline move like every d man that has made a cup final like Chiarot, Edmundson, they both got good returns. Savard is better than both of them.

You either didnt read or have the comprehension skills of a rock

Sep. 12, 2023 at 9:34 p.m.

CBA

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Quoting: JeffGorton

Not saying the guys you mentioned don’t have value, saying Kent Hughes trading them is unrealistic

Sep. 12, 2023 at 10:18 p.m.

JeffGorton

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Jeff Gorton

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Quoting: CBA

Not saying the guys you mentioned don’t have value, saying Kent Hughes trading them is unrealistic

Oh okay you do have the comprehension of a rock. The title legit says 'My opinion' and how 'Id like the lineup to be'

Not what i think Hughes will do

Sep. 13, 2023 at 7:41 a.m.

CBA

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Quoting: JeffGorton

Oh okay you do have the comprehension of a rock. The title legit says 'My opinion' and how 'Id like the lineup to be'

Not what i think Hughes will do

You are right, I didn't read the title

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