Équipe: 2019-20 Canadiens de Montréal

Date de création initiale: 2 avr. 2020

Publié: 2 avr. 2020

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Draft day post with no lotto sim in the post below
This post will be linked to that one as the actual selections made
Using the outline that NHL.com put out with its last rankings of the top 31

MTL with its 8th OA Pick as per NHL.com Projections is Alex Holtz

MTL with its 11th OA Pick as per NHL.com Projections is Yaroslav Askarov


i Made a Trade with MIN to get the 11th OA pick from them using Domi.
MTL is willing to do the package as it gives Suzuki more time at Center
The pick and the player both stand to pay off long term which is ideal as in the short term they're unneeded

Not picking later draft picks because i'm not using opinion this post on the selection.
Just letting the NHL's rankings stand and seeing where the pieces would fall and how that would make us better.



Holtz can be the RW we need to play top 6 with Caufield Longterm
Both are highly skilled and if we develop them another 1-2 years could
easily both become 30 goal scorers at the NHL level

Askarov is the first Goalie since Price to be ranked top 10 in the draft OA
He'll spend the next 3-4 years in the Russia as a Starter Primarily while developing
While Primeau's developing over here learning to play long road games and real playoffs.
Askarov is oversea's developing . By the time they're ready Price will be 36-37 with the bulk of his contract paid off making him easier to move .Let Primeau push price out them bring Askarov over to play Tandem like 8/10 cup winners we able to rely on and what clipped MTL's ECF dreams because we didnt come prepared.


There's upsides to both i think
What i really like is our line's
Plus we got players 1-2 years out in the AHL and
Players in other leagues getting ready to turn pro and jump to the AHL
With few like Holtz and Caufield going directly to the NHL when ready

It builds us a strong team now but by 2025 when we're at a place where moving Price and Weber is not only easier but will happen because youth pushed them out and not for cap reasons. We'll keep building on youth offering a standard 5m dollar deal with full NMC to most starters while paying more to those who want it but not offering any protection . (TBL build which forces us to keep moving out the old for the new )


With Suzuki here and KK/RP developing in Laval what they need is a Danault guiding them capable of playing 1st or 3rd line while making an impact. Domi also has more value then Danault making it easier to let him go for a profit



More changes to come in the summer with MTL re-signing Kovalchuk and hopefully bringing back Halak . Offer sheet on D'angelo at 7m for 5 years offering him the chance to be UFA before he's 30 for 1 last payday after this if he ages well (NYR arent in a position to match but if the do that's fine we can always re-sign Petry later and develop a prospect )

Tatar-Danault-Gallagher
Drouin-Suzuki-Kovalchuk
Byron-Rask-Lehkonen
MacEwan-Evans-Armia(Evans and Poehling might Cycle as Reward if Poehling gets hot in Laval one week but i like Evans with ZM/JA physical play on his wing)
Weise(good mentor for AHL/NHL to have around for 1.1m on 1 year deal)

Chiarot-Weber
Mete-Petry
Romanov-Benn(possibly D'angelo for 1 year for a playoff push before replacing Petry when he goes UFA right after )
Kulak (Benn if OS works out)

Price
Halak

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