JT is a pretty great piece and paying him top $$ will make a difference. You probably will have to go higher.

Not sure why you'd keep Carr over Lehkonen, of why you'd dump Shaw and trust a rookie (Evans) in that slot. Whatever team signs Evans (he's a UFA), he'll be in the AHL for his first year.

I like it, and Montreal has Patches eventually as a big trade chip in the future.

Calgary would like you to take your pile of junk elsewhere instead of trying to trade it for a top 4 D. You aren't giving nearly enough to dump Shaw and Alzner's contracts on someone, far less get back a good player in return.

Cap dump for Schlemko would need something sweet attached to it. Gives Van a young player, we get a pick to unclog the wings.

If they'd take Carr, fine by me

We could take Brouwer off ur hands.

That being said, Mtl could hold on to 950k of Shaw to make him a 2.9M player and trade him for 2 2nd. Use those the 3 2nd (2 from Shaw, 1 from Lek) + Scherbak to get a top 4 LD and get out of Alzner
I would think a 2nd + Alzner for a 7th could work
Then 2 second + Sherbak for a top 4 LD could work. Or just pay someone like De Haan keep the picks and sign Danault to a shorter deal.

Point was that with a true #1C, everybody else falls in a more appropriate spot and odly enough, I think our offense (given a system prone to it) could deliver top tier Offense

Why give up anything to move Schlemko? If you can't trade him, just waive him.

if he goes to the minors, there's still something that hits the cap, while full on trade gets rid of him.

That being said, if you can dump Schlemko to a 7th, then use Lek as a trade chip elsewhere to upd LD or center position

Habs aren't close to having a cap problem. Schlemko eating 700k of cap in the minors is no big deal. Giving up a 4th pick would be a total waste.

What if MB goes and becomes their Personal trainer for a year?, Hav eyou seen the pipes on the dude... gonna be worth something

That being said, with Shaw brain dead, I think he goes on LTIR for the rest of his career so my plan is screwed no matter what

I'm afraid you might be right about Shaw. I hope not, but it looked like he hit his jaw against the ridge on the boards -- and then Pateryn punched him square twice. That's gotta hurt.