Mtl playoffs 2025-26

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Created by: Headhack

Team: 2025-26 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 23, 2024

Published: Apr. 23, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Lacking forward Size for playoffs but D is beef (minus Hutson 😅) sooooo young, too young

Instead of Pageau maybe get a bigger body faceoff/PK specialist

If we draft Forward (Lindstrom,Celebrini,Demidov) wouldn't need to go trade for Holtz IMO as one of these 3 would be ready for NHL 2025-26.

Light on the Devil's trade,but maybe for an extra 2nd + Heineman ? I would see a possibility also of Trading Primeau but another young goalie is probably not what they want even if he's better than What they have. *** (Trade depends if we draft Forward 2023-24)

Maybe much on the Hronek trade but RD are rare.

Matheson traded after 1 year of Hutson teaching, big boy coming back if Utah not competing (maybe add sweetener)

Farrel won't crack the lineup IMO

Kapanen could be in instead of Beck, really high on him

Buyout Gallagher summer 2026 or trade cap dump for space (LTIR ?)

Hutson/Reinbacher/Roy/Dach/Mailloux all under control but will have massive pay jumps.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Xhekaj, Arber	3	$1,500,000
Barron, Justin	3	$1,500,000
Slafkovsky, Juraj	8	$7,850,000
Harris, Jordan	3	$1,500,000
Holtz, Alexander	5	$4,500,000
Primeau, Cayden	3	$2,500,000
Hronek, Filip	5	$6,000,000
Struble, Jayden	3	$1,250,000
Guhle, Kaiden	8	$5,500,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Stamkos, Steven		2	$9,000,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Lindstrom, Cayden		3	$900,000

Trades

MTL

Holtz, Alexander [RFA Rights]

NJD

Harris, Jordan
2024 1st round pick (WPG)
2025 3rd round pick (NJD)

Additional Details:

2023-24 off season trade

MTL

Hronek, Filip [RFA Rights]

VAN

Barron, Justin
Mesar, Filip
2025 1st round pick (MTL)

MTL

Crouse, Lawson

ARI

Matheson, Michael

MTL

Pageau, Jean-Gabriel ($2,500,000 retained)

NYI

2025 3rd round pick (VAN)
2025 5th round pick (MTL)

Additional Details:

Faceoff specialist, if Isles don't make the playoffs

Buyouts

Josh Anderson: $1,916,667

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	$87,000,000	$84,761,667	$0	$2,350,000	$2,238,333

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Caufield, Cole $7,850,000$7,850,000 LW, RW UFA - 6	Suzuki, Nick $7,875,000$7,875,000 C UFA - 5	Slafkovsky, Juraj $7,850,000$7,850,000 RW, LW RFA
Stamkos, Steven $9,000,000$9,000,000 LW, C UFA	Dach, Kirby $3,362,500$3,362,500 C, RW RFA - 1	Holtz, Alexander $4,500,000$4,500,000 RW, LW RFA
Crouse, Lawson $4,300,000$4,300,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Newhook, Alex $2,900,000$2,900,000 C, LW RFA - 2	Roy, Joshua $835,000$835,000 LW, RW RFA - 1
Tuch, Luke $912,500$912,500 LW RFA - 1	Pageau, Jean-Gabriel $2,500,000$2,500,000 C M-NTC UFA - 1	Gallagher, Brendan $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2
Beck, Owen $885,000$885,000 C RFA - 1
Lindstrom, Cayden $900,000$900,000

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Guhle, Kaiden $5,500,000$5,500,000 LD/RD RFA	Hronek, Filip $6,000,000$6,000,000 RD RFA	Montembeault, Samuel $3,150,000$3,150,000 G UFA - 2
Hutson, Lane $950,000$950,000 ($850,000$850K) LD RFA - 1	Reinbacher, David $950,000$950,000 ($1,500,000$2M) RD RFA - 1	Primeau, Cayden $2,500,000$2,500,000 G RFA
Xhekaj, Arber $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD/RD RFA	Mailloux, Logan $875,000$875,000 RD RFA - 1
Struble, Jayden $1,250,000$1,250,000 LD RFA

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 1

Apr. 23 at 11:21 a.m.

joshelkin

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I think Pageau will be traded before the 25-26 season and it will not involve retention. Perhaps a 'hockey trade' with some salary coming back

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Apr. 23 at 11:23 a.m.

NJDevils1317

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Devils decline. They need players now, not picks.

Apr. 23 at 11:26 a.m.

mv21227

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If Hronek was willing to sign for that then the Canucks would’ve had him extended months ago

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Apr. 23 at 11:26 a.m.

Headhack

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Quoting: NJDevils1317

Devils decline. They need players now, not picks.

I get it and what they would need is a veteran D with term and that's not what we have to offer. I would see NJ package Holtz with something for Hronek

Apr. 23 at 11:27 a.m.

Headhack

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Quoting: mv21227

If Hronek was willing to sign for that then the Canucks would’ve had him extended months ago

Yup I agree my bad, around 8M were thinking ?

Apr. 23 at 11:28 a.m.

mv21227

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Quoting: Headhack

Yup I agree my bad, around 8M were thinking ?

Yeah the only way I see the Canucks moving him is if he won’t take anything less than 8M

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Apr. 23 at 11:30 a.m.

MoSeider53

Future Norris guy

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Filip Hronek is seeking 8x7.5m or 8x8m He's not signing that low-ball offer. If he was willing to sign that cheaply Detroit would've never traded him.

Mathewson < Crouse Arizona/Utah passes.

Steven Stamkos isn't signing on a rebuilding bottom feeder team.

Apr. 23 at 11:42 a.m.

Headhack

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Quoting: MoSeider53

Yeah my bad for Hronek definitely higher.

Matheson is top 10 in D points this year for a 5M contract why is everyone here so low on him, better year than Weegar, Dahlin, Seider. And you think he's worth less than a 40 point winger with size ? I was being nice to Utah.

Stamkos is a good friend of Marty and has nothing to prove anymore with 2 cups, probably promise him 1st line minutes with 1st PP and add 1-2 million extra per year than Tampa. Off course he can still stay there for 4x7M but the idea is not far fetch he could land in Montreal

Apr. 23 at 11:49 a.m.

MoSeider53

Future Norris guy

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Quoting: Headhack

Granted that Matheson had a career year with 62 points, Prior he's basically been between 20-30 point defenseman, I don't think that Crouse for a Dman is what Salt Lake City would be asking for. Especially for a Dman that's heading for the wrong side of 30.

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Apr. 23 at 1:23 p.m.

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Dickie_Dunn

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Hroneks not going to Montreal "if" he left Vancouver (and certainly not for whats been offered). A bottom dweller would probably not interest him when there are so many other good alternatives.

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