Équipe: 2021-22 Canadiens de Montréal

Date de création initiale: 17 sept. 2020

Publié: 18 sept. 2020

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Targeting teams with cap issues / 5M+ on LTIR to take advantage of the Habs owner’s deep pockets in the current economic context, namely Tampa (Killorn), Tampa (Kesler/Comtois) and Winnipeg (Little/Vesalainen+).

In the end, a competitive roster centered around a young offensive corps and an experienced backend with 12M in cap space for 2022-2023 with only Suzuki, Romanov and Primeau needing a new contract, since Chiarot is likely to be replaced by upcoming Norlinder. Luxury bottom/middle-6 wingers Byron/Armia can also be dealt for some cap flexibility if need be. They could also be offered to Seattle in the expansion draft (Byron would likely required pick(s) incentive, Armia not so much.) If neither Byron nor Armia are chosen by Seattle, the Habs likely lose on of Mete/Chiarot/Juulsen/Fleury instead, a manageable loss considering the depth of MTL’s D prospect pool.

Also, the roster is built in the spirit of rolling 4 lines, with a mix of size, skills and grit on each. And with 4 top-50 picks in the 2020 draft (including 2 top-16 picks) it is likely that the Habs can add 1 or 2 impactful prospect(s) into that mix.

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