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Cap Management: 2020-21

Habsy

Yes, I'm kidding people.
ROSTER SIZE
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19942220
STANDARD PLAYER CONTRACTS
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361562220
AVERAGE AGE
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27.528.933373839-
UPPER LIMIT
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$81,500,000$81,500,000$81,500,000$81,500,000$81,500,000$81,500,000$81,500,000
PROJECTED CAP HIT
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$68,547,976$38,989,643$27,257,143$18,357,143$18,357,143$18,357,143$0
PROJECTED CAP SPACE
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$12,952,024$42,510,357$54,242,857$63,142,857$63,142,857$63,142,857$81,500,000
CURRENT CAP SPACE
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$12,952,024------
DEADLINE CAP SPACE
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$40,475,075------
ESTIMATED SALARY EXPENDITURE
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$58,486,274$39,457,500$19,050,000$9,500,000$8,500,000$8,500,000$0
CARRYOVER BONUS OVERAGES
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$0------
POTENTIAL PERFORMANCE BONUSES
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$3,137,500$1,175,000$0$0$0$0$0
RETAINED SALARY REMAINING
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3333333




I don't know how anyone (read: Molson) can think Bergevin is good at contract management.
 
FORWARDS (10 - $28,721,666)TERMSPOSSTATUSAGE2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27
Drouin, JonathanLWNHL25$5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000UFA
Tatar, TomasRSLW, RWNHL29$4,800,000UFA
Gallagher, Brendan "A"RWNHL28$3,750,000UFA
Byron, Paul "A"LW, RWNHL31$3,400,000$3,400,000$3,400,000UFA
Danault, PhillipCNHL27$3,083,333UFA
Armia, JoelRWNHL27$2,600,000UFA
Lehkonen, ArtturiLW, RWNHL25$2,400,000Arbitration EligibleRFA
Weal, JordanC, RW, LWNHL28$1,400,000UFA
Kotkaniemi, JesperiELC
Performance Bonuses
Waivers Exempt
C, LWNHL20$925,000RFA
Suzuki, NickELC
Performance Bonuses
Waivers Exempt
C, RWNHL21$863,333$863,333RFA
Hudon, CharlesLW, RWNHL26Arbitration EligibleRFA
Weise, DaleRW, LWNHL32UFA
Domi, MaxC, LWNHL25Arbitration EligibleRFA
TOTAL26.1$28,721,666$9,763,333$8,900,000

DEFENSE (6 - $24,226,310)TERMSPOSSTATUSAGE2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27
Weber, Shea "C"RDNHL35$7,857,143$7,857,143$7,857,143$7,857,143$7,857,143$7,857,143UFA
Petry, JeffM-NTC, NMCRDNHL32$5,500,000UFA
Alzner, KarlM-NTCLDNHL31$4,625,000$4,625,000UFA
Chiarot, BenM-NTCLDNHL29$3,500,000$3,500,000UFA
Kulak, BrettLDNHL26$1,850,000$1,850,000UFA
Romanov, AlexanderELC
Performance Bonuses
Waivers Exempt
LDNHL20$894,167$894,16710.2(c)
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Edmundson, JoelLDNHL27UFA
Mete, VictorLD/RDNHL22RFA
Ouellet, XavierLDNHL27Arbitration EligibleRFA
Folin, ChristianRDNHL29UFA
TOTAL28.8$24,226,310$18,726,310$7,857,143$7,857,143$7,857,143$7,857,143

GOALIES (3 - $15,600,000)TERMSPOSSTATUSAGE2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27
Price, CareyNMCGNHL33$10,500,000$10,500,000$10,500,000$10,500,000$10,500,000$10,500,000UFA
Allen, JakeGNHL30$4,350,000UFA
Lindgren, CharlieGNHL26$750,000UFA
TOTAL29.7$15,600,000$10,500,000$10,500,000$10,500,000$10,500,000$10,500,000
 
NON-ROSTER FORWARDS (11)TERMSPOSSTATUSAGE2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27
Poehling, RyanELCC, LWMinor21$925,00010.2(c)
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Ylönen, JesseELCRWLoan20$880,833$880,833$880,833RFA
Hillis, CameronELCCMinor20$838,333$838,333$838,333RFA
Khisamutdinov, ArsenELC CMinor22$795,000$795,000RFA
Teasdale, JoëlELC CMinor21$763,333$763,333RFA
Verbeek, HaydenELC CLoan22$753,333RFA
Alain, AlexandreELC RW, CMinor23$753,333RFA
Pezzetta, MichaelELC LW, CMinor22$743,333RFA
Belzile, AlexRW, CMinor29$700,000UFA
Dauphin, LaurentC, LWMinor25$700,000Arbitration EligibleRFA
Vejdemo, LukasC, LW, RWLoan24$700,000Arbitration EligibleRFA
Blandisi, JosephCMinor26Arbitration EligibleRFA
Sturtz, AndrewRWMinor25Arbitration EligibleRFA
Luchuk, AaronCMinor2310.2(c)
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Lucchini, JacobC, LWMinor25Arbitration EligibleRFA
Waked, AntoineRWMinor24Arbitration EligibleRFA
Evans, JakeC, RWMinor24Arbitration EligibleRFA
TOTAL22.6$8,552,498$3,277,499$1,719,166
 
NON-ROSTER DEFENSE (4)TERMSPOSSTATUSAGE2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27
Leskinen, OttoELC Waivers ExemptLDLoan23$925,000RFA
Brook, JoshELC
Performance Bonuses
Waivers Exempt
RDMinor21$795,000$795,000RFA
Fleury, CaleELC
Performance Bonuses
Waivers Exempt
RDMinor21$771,666RFA
Olofsson, GustavLDMinor25$750,000Arbitration EligibleRFA
Juulsen, NoahRDMinor23RFA
TOTAL22.5$3,241,666$795,000
NON-ROSTER GOALIES (2)TERMSPOSSTATUSAGE2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27
Primeau, CaydenELC Waivers ExemptGMinor21$880,833$880,833RFA
Demchenko, VasiliELC
Performance Bonuses
Waivers Exempt
GMinor26$792,500UFA
McNiven, MichaelWaivers ExemptGMinor23RFA
Kinkaid, KeithGMinor31UFA
TOTAL23.5$1,673,333$880,833
 
So the Habs have just under 13M in cap space and need to sign Domi, Edmundson (assuming that is MB's plan), Mete and a couple of other forwards. From the above list I can see them giving Poehling and Evans a try to fill out the roster of forwards on ELCs. I still don't see the improvement to offense.

So far we're looking at:

Tatar($4.8M)-Suzuki(863K)-Gallagher($3.75M) - Gallagher's contract may just be the most valuable in the league at that rate for a 30 goal man.
Drouin ($5.5) - KK (925K) - Lehkonen ($2.4) - Still in disbelief that Drouin is the highest paid forward on the team.
Byron ($3.4M) - Danault ($3.083M) - Armia ($2.6M)
XXXX - Poehling (925K) - Weal ($1.4M) - Domi will either be traded where his replacement would slot in or resigned. The amount is yet to be determined.

Cost for forward roster: $29.646M with Domi and Evans left to sign although I am sure Evans will be a 2-way contract.

Chiarot ($3.5M) - Weber ($7.857M)
Romanov (894K) - Petry ($5.5M)
Edmundson ($3.5M) - Kulak ($1.8M) - Mete is unsigned so I inserted Kulak for now and I am assuming Edmundson does not get more than Chiarot and if he does it won't be by much.

Cost for D roster: $23.051M

Price ($10.5M)
Allen ($4.35M)

Cost for Goalies ($14.85M)

The question is how will MB spend his $13M in cap space? If Edmundson gets $3.5M he's left with $9.5M to sign Domi and Mete. It also means he has enough room to trade Domi and Mete for a player that has a high salary. The issue is that there are only 3 forwards signed through the 2021-22 season so he can't get stupid with the cap as some will need raises and others should be jettisoned.
 
FORWARDS (10 - $28,721,666)TERMSPOSSTATUSAGE2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27
Drouin, JonathanLWNHL25$5,500,000$5,500,000$5,500,000UFA
Tatar, TomasRSLW, RWNHL29$4,800,000UFA
Gallagher, Brendan "A"RWNHL28$3,750,000UFA
Byron, Paul "A"LW, RWNHL31$3,400,000$3,400,000$3,400,000UFA
Danault, PhillipCNHL27$3,083,333UFA
Armia, JoelRWNHL27$2,600,000UFA
Lehkonen, ArtturiLW, RWNHL25$2,400,000Arbitration EligibleRFA
Weal, JordanC, RW, LWNHL28$1,400,000UFA
Kotkaniemi, JesperiELC
Performance Bonuses
Waivers Exempt
C, LWNHL20$925,000RFA
Suzuki, NickELC
Performance Bonuses
Waivers Exempt
C, RWNHL21$863,333$863,333RFA
Hudon, CharlesLW, RWNHL26Arbitration EligibleRFA
Weise, DaleRW, LWNHL32UFA
Anderson, JoshRWNHL26Arbitration EligibleRFA
TOTAL26.1$28,721,666$9,763,333$8,900,000
 
It looks like there will be turnover up front next summer. The back end will remain the same for another couple of years.

DEFENSE (6 - $23,101,310)TERMSPOSSTATUSAGE2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27
Weber, Shea "C"RDNHL35$7,857,143$7,857,143$7,857,143$7,857,143$7,857,143$7,857,143UFA
Petry, JeffM-NTC, NMCRDNHL32$5,500,000$6,250,000$6,250,000$6,250,000$6,250,000UFA
Edmundson, JoelM-NTCLDNHL27$3,500,000$3,500,000$3,500,000$3,500,000UFA
Chiarot, BenM-NTCLDNHL29$3,500,000$3,500,000UFA
Kulak, BrettLDNHL26$1,850,000$1,850,000UFA
Romanov, AlexanderELC
Performance Bonuses
Waivers Exempt
LD/RDNHL20$894,167$894,16710.2(c)
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Mete, VictorLD/RDNHL22RFA
Ouellet, XavierLDNHL27Arbitration EligibleRFA
Folin, ChristianRDNHL29UFA
TOTAL28.2$23,101,310$23,851,310$17,607,143$17,607,143$14,107,143$7,857,143
 
GOALIES (2 - $14,850,000)TERMSPOSSTATUSAGE2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27
Price, CareyNMCGNHL33$10,500,000$10,500,000$10,500,000$10,500,000$10,500,000$10,500,000UFA
Allen, JakeGNHL30$4,350,000UFA
TOTAL31.5$14,850,000$10,500,000$10,500,000$10,500,000$10,500,000$10,500,000
BUYOUT HISTORY (1)2020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27
Alzner, Karl$3,958,333$1,958,333$833,333$833,333
TOTAL$3,958,333$1,958,333$833,333$833,333
 

Statistics​

ROSTER SIZE
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181064320
STANDARD PLAYER CONTRACTS
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411784320
AVERAGE AGE
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27.428.932.534.837.339-
UPPER LIMIT
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$81,500,000$81,500,000$81,500,000$81,500,000$81,500,000$81,500,000$81,500,000
PROJECTED CAP HIT
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$70,631,309$46,072,976$37,840,476$28,940,476$24,607,143$18,357,143$0
PROJECTED CAP SPACE
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$10,868,691$35,427,024$43,659,524$52,559,524$56,892,857$63,142,857$81,500,000
CURRENT CAP SPACE
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$10,868,691------
DEADLINE CAP SPACE
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$33,964,659------
ESTIMATED SALARY EXPENDITURE
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$58,319,607$45,290,833$31,945,833$21,020,833$13,500,000$8,500,000$0
CARRYOVER BONUS OVERAGES
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$0------
POTENTIAL PERFORMANCE BONUSES
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$3,137,500$1,175,000$0$0$0$0$0
RETAINED SALARY REMAINING
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3333333
 

MONTREAL CANADIENS​

Montreal Canadiens

PROJECTED CAP HIT
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: $70,631,309​

PROJECTED LTIR USED
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: $0​

PROJECTED CAP SPACE
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: $10,868,691​

CURRENT CAP SPACE
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: $10,868,691
DEADLINE CAP SPACE
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: $33,964,659
TODAYS CAP HIT
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: $70,631,309
ROSTER SIZE: 18/23
CONTRACTS: 41/50
RESERVE LIST: 64/90
 
So the Habs have a hair under $11M in cap space but have to resign Anderson. Assuming he gets close to what Domi got that doesn't leave much for UFA shopping so I don't see how these Hall rumors can be remotely true. They still haven't signed Mete either (his cap hit was $870K).

Let's say Anderson gets ~$5.5M per year, that leaves $5.38M left. I don't see Hall signing for anything less than $7.5M. A player would have to be moved out. The real question is which player?

Mete could be buried in Laval to save his salary as I don't see him getting over a mil a year.

Hall is a LW, the Habs current LW are Tatar, Drouin, Lehkonen, Byron and Hudon. Which do you jettison? Byron? The team seems to win when he's in the lineup but he is often injured. Tuna? I think you can get good value for him at trade deadline. I don't see them trading Lehkonen as he's Julien's boy. That leaves Drouin. Does anyone really think MB would trade Drouin?

The good news is none of those LW have a NTC or NMC so yes, they can be moved. The question is will they and will Bergevin really go after Hall? I'm thinking no.
 
Add $800K+ if Weal goes to AHL

I expect Anderson’s AAV will be less than Domi but more term. 4-5years @ $4.5M IMO
 
OK so that brings you a shade over $6M. Still not enough to fit Hall. Someone will have to go. Byron's $3.4M would help but would other teams even be interested in Byron?
 
Or he could get creative and structure a contract with a $6M first year hit and then higher the remaining years?
 
So the Habs have a hair under $11M in cap space but have to resign Anderson. Assuming he gets close to what Domi got that doesn't leave much for UFA shopping so I don't see how these Hall rumors can be remotely true. They still haven't signed Mete either (his cap hit was $870K).

Let's say Anderson gets ~$5.5M per year, that leaves $5.38M left. I don't see Hall signing for anything less than $7.5M. A player would have to be moved out. The real question is which player?

Mete could be buried in Laval to save his salary as I don't see him getting over a mil a year.

Hall is a LW, the Habs current LW are Tatar, Drouin, Lehkonen, Byron and Hudon. Which do you jettison? Byron? The team seems to win when he's in the lineup but he is often injured. Tuna? I think you can get good value for him at trade deadline. I don't see them trading Lehkonen as he's Julien's boy. That leaves Drouin. Does anyone really think MB would trade Drouin?

The good news is none of those LW have a NTC or NMC so yes, they can be moved. The question is will they and will Bergevin really go after Hall? I'm thinking no.


I think Nero is looking at a big trade to move some bodies out and get a star type piece

Teams are in dump mode so move some money and take on a bigger salary with term that can make a difference
 
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