The return

Équipe: 2022-23 Canadiens de Montréal

Date de création initiale: 9 mars 2022

Publié: 9 mars 2022

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Lets bring back Domi and Subban, they both had the Habs tattooed on their hearts.

They play with emotion and would thrive under MSL (okay maybe not Subban... but Domi most definitely). If Subban is not possible - I would Target Schultz

Drouin would then be traded at TD retained for extra picks.

ARI trade :

ARI needs player under contract (with no NMC lol)
Struble is a sweetener

EDM trade

the Oilers need more of a D-first RHD - they have a few PMD - Savard can play that role, similar to Larsson was for the oil- tough defensive minutes. They get to move Barries' contract - and habs add a PMD thats a PP specialist. a QB per say.

DVORAK trade:

Any team - I want to make place for Domi - I want Domi's spunk back in the line-up... with Anderson and Gally it would make it team will a few pests.

Hoffman/Drouin trade :

Its him or Drouin to make place for Krastsov on the LW - can't have him playing on the fourth line. Drouin retained (got a year left) would be easier to trade.

Lehkonen trade:

Lehkonen will be trade at the TD this year. He's got good value - but as a RFA, he will command a higher salary this offseason... and we can't afford luxury third liners if we are rebuilding. NYR have the cap space for him. or they can always flip him. I really want to acquire Krastsov - probably overrated, but still - i like the hands.


2023 outlook : we will have $19,047,500 to sign Caufield (6.5M*8), Poehling (2.5M*3) and Ylonen (1.2M *2) = 8.8M left.


In term of timeline -

with Drouin and Byron's contracts expiring - there are two spot opening on the top 9 for prospect.

AS for Dmen - Barrie and edmundson have 2 years left (petry and subban 3 years left) - which give Ghule, Romanov, Harris and Norlinder - an extra 2 years before they are needed in a bigger role.

Same goes for Mailloux and Nemec (which we should traget) who will see a spot open in 2 years, and two more in 3 years - gives time to the habs to properly develop them in the AHL or Europe.

longterm line-up build

Caufield - Suzuki - Anderson
Krastsov - Domi - Gally/Ylonen
RHP - Evans/RP - Gally/Ylonen
Pezzetta - Evans/RP - X

Guhle - Mailloux
Romanov -Nemec
Harris - Norlinder

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