Équipe: 2017-18 Canadiens de Montréal

Date de création initiale: 7 août 2017

Publié: 8 août 2017

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

Assumes it's now or never for Caps, which makes Pleks a better player for them than Eller. There's room to play of cap and mid-level picks.

Assumes the same "win now" desire for Columbus and plays a bit on Tortorella's preference for American players. Eller gives them a good two-way centre, which they lack and would be re-signable if it works out. Chucky and Petry are plug-and-play and would add dynamism to CBJ's attack. The move helps CBJ up front now and there's ample young D to take Johnson's place. He's a UFA after this season anyway.

Meanwhile, Savard comes home. Johnson plays with Weber (could be awesome or awful), And Dubois reunites with Drouin, his buddy from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts.

JDLR and a second rounder (could be upgraded based on Bennett's performance) go for Sam Bennett, who seems to need a reboot to his development. Playing with veteran wingers like Pacioretty, Jagr and Gallagher would do wonders. That's the bet anyway.

I hate to let Davidson and Benn go, but there's just no room at the inn.

The addition of Jagr gives Drouin and Dubois a savvy sniper who knows all the right spots to hit. Next year, Scherbak should be ready to step in, Jagr re-signs, or a new UFA is picked up.

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