Équipe: 2024-25 Canadiens de Montréal

Date de création initiale: 20 mai 2024

Publié: 4 juin 2024

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

3 first round picks have been traded 1 time for Gretzky and no one else.
Given MTLs rate of development and that Carey Price's replacement is still in the NCAA
I'd say you're looking at 5th OA ,anywhere from 7th-11th and 13th-17th the next year and a later pick for the final year.

That said thats me optimistically thinking Celebrini/Hutson chemistry helps us progress.
But MTL is selling , we are often injured and we have two 1B goalies if you like them or 1B & and a back up if you're less confident.

We got a rebuilding Defense with many moving pieces to factor in too
If Matheson stays eating up all the youth's minutes with anywhere from 25-32 minutes a night
Then i think MTL will be tanking until he's gone as we'll have stunted our youth core deeply.
So moving him out in the deal makes some sense

They could turn out to be 1 later pick and 2 top 10 picks
That really depends on our GM and how much more of this 10 D for 6 spots and 3 goalie rotation BS he imposes on the team in the future. I tell myself it was a tanking method but he's an inexperienced GM and there's no evidence to back that just Faith more or less.

In that event our GM doesnt learn to sell off assets to let the ones we're keeping grow.
The picks could be 5th OA, 3rd-7th and 5th-9th easily but thats still no Cellerbrini at 1st OA
But with a 5th OA guaranteed and Matheson on top of two unprotected 1st its a Gretzky level payout and would be one of the biggest single trades in history


SJS would also give up their 2nd round pick in the deal which is effectively a late 1st as the 1st pick in the 2nd round for MTL's 2nd next year

MTL drafts Celebrini 1st OA, 14th OA and take Iginla, Eiserman or Helenius who are all ranked from top 10 in the 6th-10th ranger until the late teens in rankings as seen on their Elite Prospects profiles.

I believe its unlikely CGY pass on TIJ unless something like Silayev going 2nd OA like Bob McKenzie predicts with Demidov falling to 6th OA then this created a world where CGY is looking at a at least 1 of Demidov Buium , Levshunov,Dickinson, Lindstrom or Catton still being available. All are better then Tij with good finishes to big years for some of them like Buium and Dickinson who we're in Finals this year with 1 winning their post playoffs national tournament

Im not sure he gets by PHI though so i'd guess we'll be selecting Michael Brandsegg-Nygard as i also believe Eiserman will be gone leaving Helenius and MBN. MTL has already expressed interest in MBN at 26th with the WPG pick so given whats likely left unless more then 5 D go before our pick then MBN is the best player available

Celebrini joins MTL this year and MBN will in 2-3 years time
33rd OA is a Mystery because who knows who will spill over into round 2 ?
If its a Forward im hoping for is a Ryder Ritchie or Dean Letorneau the 6'7 Bilingual Center playing in USA system to give him time to adjust to his growth spurt and grow his muscle mass. He'll be playing infront of Cam Fowler in Boston College which is MTL's Heir Apparent to Career Price Role long term.(and a top NCAA Goalie himself)

If Defense i want Cole Hutson or Charlie Elick to fall into our laps.
No Goalies worth grabbing this early either.

MTL also drafts Miroslav Satan Jr in the 4th round if NJD didnt grab him a round or two early like we were thinking. He's a 6'7 Slovak who isnt really a stand out per say but skates well for his size and uses his body fully and Goalies hate it lol. Just trying to Collect Slafkovsky a buddy to summer train with back home who could challenge him to become stronger and better.


Lots to say about all this im sure
Before anyone says "its an overpay, i know.. its the point"
Cellebrini beside Roy -Dach behind Caufield-Suzuki-Slaf is a great set up.
Armia-Newhook-Gally combined for 25 pts in 9 games together to end the year
We were playing teams still fighting to get playoff position or in DET case in the playoffs.
It wasnt until the 3rd period of the last game DET knew they were eliminated Win or Loss.
My point is that they'll make a fine 3rd line over Evans who's 4th line could become great and he could find a way to get Anderson going with Pezz there always chirping him and Evans who's sound defensively giving Anderson a lot of room to use his speed/size to bully bottom 6 guys.

As UFA's leave or get sold at the TDL(which is another can of worms for another day)
So youth like Mesar, Beck, Kapanen, F.Xhekaj, Tuch among others will likely be called upon.
2/5 probably should be in the NHL but are Waiver Exempt so they can wait until TDL.
2/5 need a year in Laval but after that will be knocking on the door for someones spot.
1/5 probably needs a few years and some structure unless living close to Slaf boosts him somehow.

Total Yield SJS
-5th OA
-26th OA
-30th OA
-57th OA
-2025 unprotected 1st
-2026 unprotected 1st
-Matheson(4.8m x 2 years)
-Captain Konyuskov 21 year old RD Rights(A- rating i'd say)
-Miller 19 year old Goalie(B+ rating i'd say)
-Kidney 21 year old Center (A- or B+ he's grey area i'd say leaning towards A-)

MTL Yield
-1st OA Celebrini
-14th OA Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
-33rd OA Who knows hopefully Ritchie


TDL moves will rebound us some draft capital back in future drafts
All our picks still fit our timeline and current group of prospects turned Pro has 2 years before next waive starts turning Pro.

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