Habs fantasy roster for the future

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Created by: JeffGorton

Team: 2024-25 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 25, 2024

Published: Jan. 25, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Every player on LTIR is either traded for assets or let go in FA. This team should arguably be ready to compete for a cup in 2027-2028

Now I think every trade is a possibility and the value is within reason. The only "hurdle" would be Pettersson OS. I think the Canucks may match any offer, so you could replace Pettersson with one of the top 5 forward prospects in 2025 or a FA signing.

Cap should be rising every year so resigning the ELCs shouldnt be an issue. The whole 3rd line would be on bridge deals. Id resign Guhle and Slaf to cheaper long term deals in the summer of 2024. While Hutson and Clarke can either get bridge deals or long term deals depending on their play and cap situation. So starting in 2027, youll have about 5 years of this roster until big paydays come in. At that point, Jones will be out of a deal so you let him walk, and Suzuki probably resigns for around the same or even less (kinda like Bergeron did). Even then using the picks they acquire for Harris, Matheson, Savard, etc, they should be able to replenish the prospect cupboard and in 2029 they get 1st their own 1st rounders. Realistically, if done right, should be a core of about 10-15 years until a large scale rebuild is needed. Hopefully a few cups in that era as well.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST	YEARS	CAP HIT
Hutson, Lane	2	$950,000
Konyushkov, Bogdan	3	$950,000
Kapanen, Oliver	3	$950,000
Engström, Adam	3	$950,000
Xhekaj, Florian	3	$950,000
Fowler, Jacob	3	$950,000

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Pettersson, Elias		7	$15,000,000
Xhekaj, Arber		3	$1,500,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Demidov, Ivan		3	$950,000

Offer Sheets

Offer sheet annual average (AAV) is calculated by dividing the contract value by the lower of: 1. The contract length, or 2. Five years

PLAYER	AAV	COMPENSATION
Pettersson, Elias	$21,000,000	2025 1st round pick 2026 1st round pick 2027 1st round pick 2028 1st round pick

Trades

MTL

2024 1st round pick (EDM)

EDM

Kovacevic, Johnathan

Additional Details:

Monahan +Kovacevic trade at the 2024 deadline

CHI

Anderson, Josh
Barron, Justin [RFA Rights]
Newhook, Alex
2025 1st round pick (CGY)
2025 2nd round pick (PIT)

Retained Salary Transactions

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	$67,223,749	$1,022,500	$4,847,500	$16,276,251

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Demidov, Ivan $950,000$950,000	Pettersson, Elias $15,000,000$15,000,000 C, LW UFA - 8	Dach, Kirby $3,362,500$3,362,500 C, RW RFA - 2
Caufield, Cole $7,850,000$7,850,000 LW, RW UFA - 7	Suzuki, Nick $7,875,000$7,875,000 C UFA - 6	Slafkovsky, Juraj $950,000$950,000 ($3,500,000$4M) RW, LW RFA - 1
Roy, Joshua $835,000$835,000 LW, RW RFA - 2	Beck, Owen $885,000$885,000 ($20,000$20K) C RFA - 2	Mesar, Filip $918,333$918,333 RW, C RFA - 2
Harvey-Pinard, Rafaël $1,100,000$1,100,000 LW, RW RFA - 1	Kapanen, Oliver $950,000$950,000 C RFA	Xhekaj, Florian $950,000$950,000 LW, RW RFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Guhle, Kaiden $863,333$863,333 ($420,000$420K) LD/RD RFA - 1	Clarke, Brandt $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) RD RFA - 2	Montembeault, Samuel $3,150,000$3,150,000 G UFA - 3
Hutson, Lane $950,000$950,000 LD RFA - 2	Jones, Seth $9,500,000$9,500,000 RD NMC UFA - 6	Fowler, Jacob $950,000$950,000 G RFA
Xhekaj, Arber $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD/RD RFA	Mailloux, Logan $875,000$875,000 RD RFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Pezzetta, Michael $812,500$812,500 LW, RW UFA - 1		Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 2
Struble, Jayden $867,500$867,500 ($57,500$58K) LD RFA - 1		Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2
Konyushkov, Bogdan $950,000$950,000 RD RFA		Dvorak, Christian $4,450,000$4,450,000 C M-NTC UFA - 1
Engström, Adam $950,000$950,000 LD RFA		Savard, David $3,500,000$3,500,000 RD UFA - 1
		Allen, Jake $1,925,000$1,925,000 G M-NTC UFA - 1
		Armia, Joel $3,400,000$3,400,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
		Gallagher, Brendan $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 3
		Evans, Jake $1,700,000$1,700,000 C UFA - 1
		Harris, Jordan $1,400,000$1,400,000 LD/RD RFA - 1
		Primeau, Cayden $890,000$890,000 G RFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Demidov, I.		Pettersson, E.		Suzuki, N.
	Caufield, C.		Hutson, L.

Power Play 2
Slafkovsky, J.		Dach, K.		Mesar, F.
	Mailloux, L.		Clarke, B.

Penalty Kill 1
	Beck, O.	Roy, J.
	Guhle, K.	Jones, S.

Penalty Kill 2
	Suzuki, N.	Harvey-Pinard, R.
	Xhekaj, A.	Clarke, B.

Jan. 25 at 3:25 p.m.

tkecanuck341

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Kings emphatically decline.

Jan. 25 at 3:31 p.m.

JeffGorton

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Jeff Gorton

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Quoting: tkecanuck341

Kings emphatically decline.

I dont think they do. Clarke is more than NHL ready rn and they dont use him. They are currently ruining their best prospect. So instead they get a guy a tier below , but gain a top 25 pick, a top 9 winger prospect and some Dev time for their team.

Jan. 25 at 3:34 p.m.

tkecanuck341

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Quoting: JeffGorton

The Kings are not ruining him. He's 20 years old, and still very raw defensively. He will be an exceptional player in the NHL, but he's still not ready yet. His offensive instincts are great, but his defense needs a lot of work.

Everyone said the same thing about Byfield for the last several years. The Kings took their time with him and now he's one of the single best players on the team.

Clarke is going to be a fixture on the Kings' blue line for the better part of 2 decades. They will not trade him.

Jan. 25 at 3:40 p.m.

BeterChiarelli

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Quoting: JeffGorton

Clarke has accumulated four more regular season games in the AHL over the past two seasons than he played regular season games in the OHL last year. How you define that as ruining a prospect is beyond reason.

Edmonton likewise emphatically declines. Neither Monahan nor Kovacevic are addressing a need for the Oilers and they don't have the cap space to take on both players. Likewise I think Montreal is going to be hard-pressed to find a first rounder being returned for Monahan despite the optimism of Canadiens fans. Third line centers went for a second round pick at last year's deadline. If someone offers a second and a B-prospect, they'd be wise to take it.

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Jan. 25 at 3:42 p.m.

MoSeider53

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Seth Jones doesn't waive for Canada, Especially not Montreal.

LA isn't trading Brandt Clarke, He's untouchable as they come right now.

And oh FYI, Offer Sheets can only be 20% off the current salary cap, So you can only offer Elias Pettersson $17,540,000 on an offer sheet not a penny more.

Jan. 25 at 3:50 p.m.

ricochetii

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Quoting: MoSeider53

The $21M is just how offer sheets work for determining compensation. The actual value is $15M here.
(Check the fine print in the offer sheet section above.)

Jan. 25 at 3:51 p.m.

Hawksguy81

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No clue if Jones would waive for Montreal. Or if the Hawks would trade him if he did waive. But that's an offer the Hawks definently consider if Jones does waive.

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Jan. 25 at 3:56 p.m.

CD282

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Quoting: tkecanuck341

Everyone said the same thing about Byfield for the last several years. The Kings took their time with him and now he's one of the single best players on the team.

Nice to see Byfield doing well. I've always liked him.

Jan. 25 at 3:58 p.m.

GuyGuyGuy

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Wtf is happening there. The habs aren’t OS anyone after the Aho fiasco. Clarke probably isn’t available and I wouldn’t give that for him. And why on earth are you giving one of our best forward, a top 4 D AND a first for freaking Seth Jones!?!?!? One of the worst contract in the league and a player his own fans keep hating on him…

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Jan. 25 at 4:00 p.m.

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Subbanator7667

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Habs don't do any of this

Jan. 25 at 4:32 p.m.

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Garak

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I think CHI would probably want a certain amount of guaranteed value in the form of conditions, or maybe a restructuring of the offer all together. It also depends on what sort of value or negative value CHI assigns to taking on the Anderson contract. Personally, I think he is a pure cap dump, but KD might have other ideas, especially considering he has history with Luke Richardson. So, if Jones is willing to waive, you probably at the very least have a conversation going.

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Jan. 25 at 9:51 p.m.

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babouie

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Speaking for the Hawks . YES . Wirtz flies out Jones on his private jet the instant the trade is signed . Anderson gets to much hate in MTL just like Jones in Chitown . It's the pics that I like for the Hawks that Calgary pick will be a lottery pick next year or the year after I think it's safe to say Flames go full rebuild this year or next . Barron is still young so is Newhook . Meanwhile Hawks are overloaded with D prospects . This in my opinion is good for the Hawks .

Jan. 26 at 8:56 a.m.

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JeffGorton

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Quoting: GuyGuyGuy

Which one of those players is one of our "best forwards" cause they both mid af. Jones has some really good defensive metrics on a team whos best forward rn is Jason Dickinson

Jan. 26 at 5:22 p.m.

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GuyGuyGuy

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Quoting: JeffGorton

Which one of those players is one of our "best forwards" cause they both mid af. Jones has some really good defensive metrics on a team whos best forward rn is Jason Dickinson

Newhook has been our best player when healthy. He always put an insane effort and he is good at pretty much everything. I wouldn’t give him for Jones 1 for 1. Jones has the defensive metrics of a 5m D. He is paid 9,5m. I would rather have Barron…

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