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Created by: nic_par

Team: 2025-26 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Nov. 30, 2023

Published: Nov. 30, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

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McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

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Ok, so I don't trust management to fully rebuild anymore, unfortunately. We're probably picking around 5th next draft, so I'm hoping for Cayden Lindstrom , Eiserman or Demidov. After that, I think our best chance at becoming legit contenders is to go the Kings' way, with solid depth, size and talent, without a true superstar. Few steps to get there:

1. Trade Monahan at the 2024 deadline. He should bring back a conditional pick, based on health.

2. Trade Montembeault this year as well. He shouldn't be a priority when considering the future of the team.

3. Trade Matheson at the 2024 draft. Value has never been higher, and LD prospects are coming. Trading him for a forward would be smart.

4. Sort the logjam at D by trading Harris and potentially Xhekaj and Barron.

5. Sign a couple vets next summer to surround the young core.

6. 2024-25 will be somewhat tough again, another top-10 pick is probable.

7. In 2025-26, while other teams in the Atlantic stagnate, we start moving.

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Hutson, Lane		2	$950,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Guhle, Kaiden	8	$7,000,000
Heineman, Emil	2	$1,000,000
Harvey-Pinard, Rafaël	2	$1,200,000
Primeau, Cayden	3	$1,200,000
Slafkovsky, Juraj	8	$7,000,000
Struble, Jayden	3	$1,500,000
Xhekaj, Arber	3	$1,200,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Roy, Matt	4	$4,500,000
Thompson, Logan	4	$3,500,000
Lorentz, Steven	2	$1,000,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Lindstrom, Cayden		3	$950,000

Trades

MTL

2024 2nd round pick (MTL)

Additional Details:

Conditions on the trade based on Monahan's health. For example, if he plays more than X% of games, pick becomes a 1st.

Doesn't have to be the Jets, I think multiple teams will be interested at the TDL.

WPG

Sean Monahan

MTL

2024 2nd round pick (EDM)

Additional Details:

Multiple suitors; EDM, MIN, CAR... I don't think the return gets much higher than this though.

EDM

Sam Montembeault

MTL

McCann, Jared

Additional Details:

Trade happens at the 2024 draft. I think the value is comparable for a F-D swap, 2nd is added to compensate for the extra contract year.

McCann is a solid add for goalscoring in Habs' top-6, while Matheson can be a legit 1st pair D for Seattle.

SEA

Matheson, Michael
2024 2nd round pick (EDM)

MTL

Roy, Nicolas

VGK

Barron, Justin [RFA Rights]
2025 3rd round pick (VAN)

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
23	$90,000,000	$69,969,166	$0	$1,020,000	$20,030,834

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Caufield, Cole $7,850,000$7,850,000 LW, RW UFA - 6	Dach, Kirby $3,362,500$3,362,500 C, RW RFA - 1	Slafkovsky, Juraj $7,000,000$7,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 8
McCann, Jared $5,000,000$5,000,000 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 2	Lindstrom, Cayden $950,000$950,000	Suzuki, Nick $7,875,000$7,875,000 C UFA - 5
Newhook, Alex $2,900,000$2,900,000 C, LW RFA - 2	Roy, Nicolas $3,000,000$3,000,000 C, RW UFA - 2	Roy, Joshua $835,000$835,000 LW, RW RFA - 1
Heineman, Emil $1,000,000$1,000,000 LW, RW RFA	Beck, Owen $853,333$853,333 ($20,000$20K) C RFA - 2	Anderson, Josh $5,500,000$5,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC UFA - 2
Harvey-Pinard, Rafaël $1,200,000$1,200,000 LW, RW RFA	Lorentz, Steven $1,000,000$1,000,000 C, LW, RW UFA

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Guhle, Kaiden $7,000,000$7,000,000 LD/RD RFA	Reinbacher, David $918,333$918,333 ($1,000,000$1M) RD RFA - 2	Thompson, Logan $3,500,000$3,500,000 G UFA
Hutson, Lane $950,000$950,000 LD RFA - 1	Roy, Matt $4,500,000$4,500,000 RD UFA - 6	Primeau, Cayden $1,200,000$1,200,000 G RFA
Struble, Jayden $1,500,000$1,500,000 LD RFA	Mailloux, Logan $875,000$875,000 RD RFA - 1
Xhekaj, Arber $1,200,000$1,200,000 LD/RD RFA

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
		Price, Carey $10,500,000$10,500,000 G NMC UFA - 1
		Gallagher, Brendan $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, LW M-NTC, NMC UFA - 2

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Caufield, C.		Dach, K.		Slafkovsky, J.
	Hutson, L.		Suzuki, N.

Power Play 2
McCann, J.		Lindstrom, C.		Newhook, A.
	Roy, J.		Mailloux, L.

Penalty Kill 1
	Roy, N.	Heineman, E.
	Guhle, K.	Reinbacher, D.

Penalty Kill 2
	Beck, O.	Newhook, A.
	Struble, J.	Roy, M.

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Nov. 30, 2023 at 12:59 p.m.

Windjammer

Joined: Jul. 2020

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Nov. 30, 2023 at 1:10 p.m.

Joblow

Joined: Jan. 2022

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Mtl aren’t trading Montembeault unless they get a substantial return. Barron won’t be trade for a 27 years old third line centerman. That doesn’t make Montreal better and that clearly not the way Los Angeles built their team.

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Nov. 30, 2023 at 1:25 p.m.

lowblocksniper

LBS

Joined: Jun. 2023

Posts: 1,748

Likes: 624

Not sure this would be an LA copy, LA had Kopitar and Doughty, Habs do not have any Vets anywhere close to those 2 guys.
If you move Matheson + a pick I'd hope for a guy slightly younger, someone like but not specifically Tippett or Mittelstadt
I like the Barron trade, he's believed to be the odd man out on the right side because Mailloux and Reinbacher are expected to be better but, I'd be patient wait a year or two and get a better sense of what the two guys are.
Joblow called him a 3rd line center but, Roy is an absolute monster, worth giving up a pick plus prospect of Barron's level
I agree with the timeline for the most part, I expect the Habs to start really competing in 2025

Nov. 30, 2023 at 1:48 p.m.

jpsnow13

You know nothing JS

Joined: Jan. 2017

Posts: 7,379

Likes: 4,693

Terrible Barron trade. He isnt going anywhere.

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