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Created by: Kris1983

Team: 2024-25 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 18, 2024

Published: Apr. 18, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Win the draft lottery, sign Sam Reinhart, trade some young D and draft capital to upgrade the Defense, doesn't necessarily have to be Cernak, but Tampa trading Cernak will give them some cap room to keep Stamkos.

The rookies Hutson and Reinbacher aren't gamebreakers one way or another but are solid and show promise for the future.

Free Agent Signings

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Xhekaj, Arber		4	$3,000,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Reinhart, Sam		5	$9,500,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Celebrini, Macklin		3	$950,000

Trades

MTL

Cernak, Erik ($1,200,000 retained)

TBL

Kovacevic, Johnathan
Struble, Jayden
2024 1st round pick (WPG)

Retained Salary Transactions

Jeff Petry: $2,343,750 (50%)
Jake Allen: $1,925,000 (50%)

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

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$87,500,000	$84,642,083	$1,022,500	$5,670,000	$2,857,917

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Caufield, Cole $7,850,000$7,850,000 LW, RW UFA - 7	Suzuki, Nick $7,875,000$7,875,000 C UFA - 6	Reinhart, Sam $9,500,000$9,500,000 RW UFA
Celebrini, Macklin $950,000$950,000	Dach, Kirby $3,362,500$3,362,500 C, RW RFA - 2	Slafkovsky, Juraj $950,000$950,000 ($3,500,000$4M) RW, LW RFA - 1
Roy, Joshua $835,000$835,000 LW, RW RFA - 2	Newhook, Alex $2,900,000$2,900,000 C, LW RFA - 3	Armia, Joel $3,400,000$3,400,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Anderson, Josh $5,500,000$5,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 3	Evans, Jake $1,700,000$1,700,000 C UFA - 1	Gallagher, Brendan $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 3
	Dvorak, Christian $4,450,000$4,450,000 C M-NTC UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 2	Reinbacher, David $950,000$950,000 ($1,000,000$1M) RD RFA - 2	Montembeault, Samuel $3,150,000$3,150,000 G UFA - 3
Guhle, Kaiden $863,333$863,333 ($420,000$420K) LD/RD RFA - 1	Cernak, Erik $4,000,000$4,000,000 RD NTC UFA - 7	Primeau, Cayden $890,000$890,000 G RFA - 1
Hutson, Lane $950,000$950,000 ($750,000$750K) LD RFA - 2	Savard, David $3,500,000$3,500,000 RD UFA - 1
Harris, Jordan $1,400,000$1,400,000 LD/RD RFA - 1	Xhekaj, Arber $3,000,000$3,000,000 LD/RD RFA

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 2

Apr. 18 at 9:25 a.m.

bolts03

Joined: Aug. 2020

Posts: 79

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You want to be gifted a top 4 right handed defensemen at 4 million a year for the next 7 years? lol this should go over well with Bolts fans

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Apr. 18 at 9:29 a.m.

Jobob77

Joined: Jul. 2021

Posts: 385

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Tampa is not doing it.

Not really a good way to sell Dvorak for next TDL when he is on the bench.

Didn’t sign Barron??

Giving 3M to Xhekaj so that he can stay on the bench? Expensive extra D.

Apr. 18 at 9:36 a.m.

Kris1983

Thread Starter

Joined: Jul. 2018

Posts: 63

Likes: 10

Quoting: bolts03

You want to be gifted a top 4 right handed defensemen at 4 million a year for the next 7 years? lol this should go over well with Bolts fans

oh I didn't post the habs side of that trade, my ba. . .

wait.. there it is. . I see a 1st round pick and two defensemen that had better offensive seasons on a team without a Brayden Point or Kucherov on their team

Apr. 18 at 9:40 a.m.

Matt1567

Joined: Jan. 2018

Posts: 556

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Quoting: Kris1983

Cernak is one of the best defensive dmen in the league, not saying the offer isn't enough but personally I wouldn't trade Cernak to keep Stamkos, because it's only a matter of time before Stamkos regresses/retires, Cernak will help keep Tampa competitive for longer

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Apr. 18 at 9:43 a.m.

MoSeider53

Future Norris guy

Joined: Aug. 2022

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Tampa passes, Erik Cernak is worth way more with $1,200,000 retained for the next 7 years.

And Sam Reinhart isn't wasting his time on a rebuilding Habs team either.

Apr. 18 at 9:56 a.m.

Kris1983

Thread Starter

Joined: Jul. 2018

Posts: 63

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Quoting: MoSeider53

Tampa passes, Erik Cernak is worth way more with $1,200,000 retained for the next 7 years.

And Sam Reinhart isn't wasting his time on a rebuilding Habs team either.

Much like Panarin wouldn't waste his time on a rebuilding Rangers I guess, eh?

Apr. 18 at 10:01 a.m.

MoSeider53

Future Norris guy

Joined: Aug. 2022

Posts: 15,605

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Quoting: Kris1983

Much like Panarin wouldn't waste his time on a rebuilding Rangers I guess, eh?

Panarin always wanted the NYR since his Chicago days. I'm pretty sure that Sam Reinhart is looking at a cup contender not a cellar dweller.

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Apr. 18 at 10:14 a.m.

Boltsbeathabs

Joined: Jul. 2021

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Quoting: Kris1983

It's not like TB Has Hedman, Sergachev, Raddysh all better offensive defenseman than you're giving and your return doesn't cover 7 F***ING years of retention nevermind a top pair shutdown defender DUH!!!
Absolutely delusional!!!!!!!

Apr. 18 at 10:25 a.m.

bolts03

Joined: Aug. 2020

Posts: 79

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Quoting: Matt1567

Cernak isnt on the team to be an offensive defenseman. Also there is plenty of cap space to bring back Stamkos without trading Cernak. Its just a matter of if management wants to give it to him. Cap isnt going to be the issue with keeping him.

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Apr. 18 at 10:36 a.m.

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Boltsradynasty

Miss YA Killer

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Edited Apr. 18 at 12:20 p.m.

Quoting: Kris1983

This post proves you're clueless, Cernak is a shutdown defender TB doesn't give a rats a$$ if he doesn't score a goal all year any points Cernak gets are strictly icing on the cake. A 7-8 defenseman, and a guy who hasn't been able to regularly crack the lineup of one of the worst teams in the league 5 years post draft and a late 20's pick . TB counters Nick Suzuki 2.4 mil retained for Tanner Jeannot , Connor Sheary and a first equally as assinine as the moronic offer posted

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Apr. 18 at 11:21 a.m.

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Kris1983

Thread Starter

Joined: Jul. 2018

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Quoting: Boltsradynasty

This post proves you're clueless, Cernak is a shutdown defender TB doesn't give a rats a$$if he doesn't score a goal all year any points Cernak gets are strictly icing on the cake. A 7-8 defenseman, and a guy who hasn't been able to regularly crack the lineup of one of the worst teams in the league 5 years post draft and a late 20's pick . TB counters Nick Suzuki 2.4 mil retained for Tanner Jeannot , Connor Sheary and a first equally as assinine as the moronic offer posted

you had me at Jeannot

chill bro.

Apr. 19 at 11:06 a.m.

#12

SixKings

Joined: Sep. 2023

Posts: 24

Likes: 1

I like your dream. It's not that far of a stretch even if I like Arber and John.

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