shut up and rebuild

Created by: Random_internet_guy_1967

Team: 2023-24 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Apr. 14, 2023

Published: Apr. 14, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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Original Team

Waivers Exempt

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Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

not trying to start arguments, but why does every acgm Montreal team (at least that I see) try and make a win now roster? Everyone is trying to trade for Dubois like he won't just not sign with Winnipeg anyways, and even if he does agree to a qualifying offer for one year, just let him stay that year and leave as a UFA. Also, wouldn't you want to milk this rebuild by drafting more prospects that can either develop into future Montreal players or just to be valuable trade assets? All I'm saying is that pushing the contention window from next year and into 2025-2026ish instead could aid in making this team less of a one year wonder and could potentially make the Canadiens a Tampa level dynasty. Montreal fans, give me your side of the story, is it because of the 2021 cup run that you think this team can contend now? or is this leafs level of delusion setting in because you're anxious to hear Caufields extension? Whatever it is, lets hope it pays off.

Additional notes related to moves below:
I'm not the most well acquainted with the values/strengths/chemistry of the team considering I'm a leafs fan, so understand that it's not because I'm a complete idiot, but because I'm only mostly an idiot.
Also, regarding the moves themselves, I don't have Primeau in the lineup as I think a veteran like Reimer would aid Montembeault in his development, but he could take the backup roll over by the end of the season. I also Drafted Will Smith with the 5th overall pick because tankathon projects it and because long term I think slaf and smith could be a very entertaining duo. Finally, both Dvorak and all the players I placed on IR are guys I wanted to move but couldn't figure out how so they're kinda just there now.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Caufield, Cole	7	$7,250,000
Gurianov, Denis	1	$1,500,000
Harvey-Pinard, Rafaël	1	$1,650,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Monahan, Sean		1	$5,000,000
Reimer, James		1	$2,000,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Smith, Will		3	$925,000

Trades

MTL

2024 1st round pick (OTT)

Additional Details:

Unless Ottawa is looking to get Bernard-Docker in full time, this will probably go through. Edmundson is lucky to get a 1st retained or not so don't complain

OTT

Edmundson, Joel ($1,750,000 retained)
2023 4th round pick (VGK)

Additional Details:

Ottawa needs a right D to replace Hamonic/Holden, and Edmundson retained is a bit cheaper than most other potential replacements

MTL

2023 5th round pick (NYR)
2024 3rd round pick (WPG)

Additional Details:

The 3rd comes from retaining, the 5th because Jake Allen's value is not high

WPG

Allen, Jake ($1,850,000 retained)

Additional Details:

Backup goalie to replace Rittich

MTL

2023 3rd round pick (SEA)
2023 4th round pick (COL)

Additional Details:

Seattle and Ron Francis are incredibly reserved when it comes to any trade, so in a case like this, you dump more cap and give more ice time to your growing defense while also gaining more draft stock in the process

SEA

Savard, David

Additional Details:

Seattle could look to fortify their middle/bottom pairings on D with guys who can block shots, as it relieves the work load placed on their realistically pretty weak goalies. I thought about adding Allen to the trade but in all honesty with Driedger making his return by next season and Gru being
untouchable for the wrong reasons, I decided it wouldn't make sense.

MTL

2024 1st round pick (CBJ)

Additional Details:

Adding a 1st and only losing a guy who didn't cost you much to get in the first place and a 3rd is a great deal, and having him throughout the season might help provide guys like Slaf and whoever is drafted with this year's 1st in their development.

CBJ

Monahan, Sean
2024 3rd round pick (MTL)

Additional Details:

Deadline Move, as long as Columbus doesn't get messed up with injuries and their young guys actually step up, they don't look like an awful team, and have potential to do a similar but ultimately slightly worse version of what the devils did and jump from bottom 4 in the league to at least in a wildcard race. Adding a Center would be the Jackets stepping up and committing to the wildcard race in hopes of becoming relevant in a positive way.

Buyouts

Karl Alzner: $833,333

Retained Salary Transactions

Joel Edmundson: $1,750,000 (200%)
Jake Allen: $1,850,000 (96.1%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2023
2024
2025

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$83,500,000	$70,544,166	$1,170,000	$4,752,500	$12,955,834

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Caufield, Cole $7,250,000$7,250,000 LW, RW UFA - 8	Suzuki, Nick $7,875,000$7,875,000 C UFA - 7	Dach, Kirby $3,362,500$3,362,500 C, RW RFA - 3
Slafkovsky, Juraj $950,000$950,000 ($3,500,000$4M) RW, LW UFA - 2	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
Harvey-Pinard, Rafaël $1,650,000$1,650,000 LW, RW RFA - 2	Beck, Owen $885,000$885,000 C RFA - 4	Gallagher, Brendan $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 4
Farrell, Sean $897,500$897,500 ($557,500$558K) RW, LW RFA - 2	Evans, Jake $1,700,000$1,700,000 C UFA - 2	Gurianov, Denis $1,500,000$1,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Matheson, Michael $4,875,000$4,875,000 LD M-NTC UFA - 3	Barron, Justin $925,000$925,000 ($275,000$275K) RD RFA - 1	Montembeault, Samuel $1,000,000$1,000,000 G UFA - 1
Guhle, Kaiden $863,333$863,333 ($420,000$420K) LD/RD RFA - 2	Xhekaj, Arber $828,333$828,333 LD/RD RFA - 1	Reimer, James $2,000,000$2,000,000 G UFA - 1
Harris, Jordan $1,400,000$1,400,000 LD/RD RFA - 2	Kovacevic, Johnathan $766,667$766,667 RD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Pitlick, Rem $1,100,000$1,100,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Hoffman, Mike $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW UFA - 1	Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 3
Wideman, Chris $762,500$762,500 RD UFA - 1	Armia, Joel $3,400,000$3,400,000 RW, LW UFA - 2

Top Comments

Apr. 14, 2023 at 11:45 p.m.

SK101

Joined: Feb. 2022

Posts: 3,749

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Why wouldn’t the jackets just sign monahan? Can’t see them giving up next years first even if they are somehow in the playoff race. Especially not for a guy they could sign for free and is injury prone on top of that

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Apr. 14, 2023 at 11:48 p.m.

habitantlecolon

Le patriote

Joined: Dec. 2018

Posts: 6,801

Likes: 1,514

Oh we are all doing Dubois trade to piss off Windjammer

Apr. 14, 2023 at 11:53 p.m.

dk325

Dolzhenkov Is Coming

Joined: Mar. 2022

Posts: 3,788

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That is some ridiculously wishful thinking on the Monahan return. His contract is also done so he's just gonna decide where he wants to play rather than putting his future in the Habs' hands if they have no intention of keeping him long term.

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Apr. 15, 2023 at 12:49 a.m.

rf9

Joined: Feb. 2022

Posts: 174

Likes: 64

Pass

Apr. 15, 2023 at 1:09 a.m.

Lafleur10

Juraj SlafDadsky

Joined: Jun. 2022

Posts: 294

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Agree with all your points, wait for PLD, don't try to compete just for the sake of it over properly rebuilding.

I would wait another 3-4 seasons just to see this team become the next great dynasty team, and thankfully unlike most people who make Habs AGM's Kent Hughes seems to think the same way.

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