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Montreal Canadiens

Head Coach Martin St. Louis
Assistant Coach Stephane Rodibas
Assistant Coach Alex Burrows
Assistant Coach Trent Letowski
Playoff Odds %
Projected Cap Hit $87,002,917
Projected Cap Space $-3,502,917
Current Cap Space $-3,502,917
LTIR Pool $0
Roster 22/23
Contracts 49/50
Transactions
Emil Heineman | Heineman skated on the top line during the first day of training camp Thursday, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports. Sep 22
TRADE ANALYSIS
The Montreal Canadiens acquired Tanner Pearson and a 2025 3rd round pick from the Vancouver Canucks for Casey DeSmith
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Sep 19
Stanislav Demin | Demin signed a professional tryout agreement with the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports. Sep 19
David Reinbacher | Reinbacher is expected to return to Kloten HC of the Swiss-A league this season, Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette reports. Sep 16
Arber Xhekaj | Xhekaj (shoulder) will be ready for the beginning of training camp, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports. Sep 11

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Injury Report
Tanner Pearson
Expected Return Wed Sep 27, 2023
Tanner Pearson - OUT - Hand
Wed Sep 20, 2023
Tanner Pearson | The strength in Pearson's injured hand is at about 80 percent, Canadiens GM Kent Hughes told Eric Engels of Sportsnet on Wednesday.
Chris Wideman
Expected Return Fri Sep 29, 2023
Chris Wideman - OUT - Back
Thu Sep 21, 2023
Chris Wideman | Wideman is out indefinitely because of a back injury.
Christian Dvorak
Expected Return Thu Nov 2, 2023
Christian Dvorak - OUT - Knee
Wed Sep 20, 2023
Christian Dvorak | Dvorak (knee) won't be available before November, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
Carey Price
Expected Return Mon Jul 1, 2024
Carey Price - IR-LT - Knee

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Performance Bonuses
Movement Clauses
35+ Over 35 Contract
IR - Injured Reserve
Entry Level Contract
Slide Eligible
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract
(13) Forwards $51,635,000 61.8% of cap
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Gallagher, Brendan RW 31
$6,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
$6,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
$6,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
$6,500,000
NMC
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2027)
Armia, Joel RW 30
$3,400,000
$3,400,000
$0
UFA
Pearson, Tanner LW 31
$3,250,000
$0
UFA
Anderson, Josh RW 29
$5,500,000
M-NTC
$5,500,000
M-NTC
$5,500,000
M-NTC
$5,500,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2027)
Monahan, Sean C 28
$1,985,000
$0
UFA
Dvorak, Christian
IR
LW 27
$4,450,000
M-NTC
$4,450,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Evans, Jake C 27
$1,700,000
$1,700,000
$0
UFA
Pezzetta, Michael LW 25
$812,500
$812,500
$0
UFA
Suzuki, Nick C 24
$7,875,000
$7,875,000
$7,875,000
$7,875,000
NTC
$0
UFA

(2030)
Dach, Kirby C 22
$3,362,500
$3,362,500
$3,362,500
$0
RFA

(2026)
Caufield, Cole RW 22
$7,850,000
$7,850,000
$7,850,000
$7,850,000
$0
UFA

(2031)
Newhook, Alex C 22
$2,900,000
$2,900,000
$2,900,000
$2,900,000
$0
RFA

(2027)
Harvey-Pinard, Rafael LW 24
$1,100,000
$1,100,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Slafkovský, Juraj LW 19
$950,000
$950,000
$0
RFA
TOTALS
$51,635,000
$46,400,000
$33,987,500
$30,625,000
(7) Defence $13,920,834 16.7% of cap
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Savard, David D 32
$3,500,000
$3,500,000
$0
UFA
Matheson, Mike D 29
$4,875,000
M-NTC
$4,875,000
M-NTC
$4,875,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA

(2026)
Wideman, Chris
IR
D 33
$762,500
$0
UFA
Kovacevic, Johnathan D 26
$766,667
$766,667
$0
UFA
Harris, Jordan D 23
$1,400,000
$1,400,000
$0
RFA
Guhle, Kaiden D 21
$863,334
$863,334
$0
RFA
Barron, Justin D 21
$925,000
$0
RFA
Xhekaj, Arber D 22
$828,333
$0
RFA
TOTALS
$13,920,834
$11,405,001
$4,875,000
(2) Goalies $15,350,000 18.4% of cap
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Price, Carey
IR
G 36
$10,500,000
NMC
$10,500,000
NMC
$10,500,000
NMC
$0
UFA

(2026)
Allen, Jake G 33
$3,850,000
M-NTC
$3,850,000
M-NTC
$0
UFA
Montembeault, Sam G 26
$1,000,000
$0
UFA
TOTALS
$15,350,000
$14,350,000
$10,500,000
(0) Buried $0 0.0% of cap
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
TOTALS
(3) Buyout & Retained Salary $4,927,083 5.9% of cap
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Edmundson, Joel
Retained Salary
D 30
$1,750,000
Petry, Jeff
Retained Salary
D 35
$2,343,750
$2,343,750
Alzner, Karl
Buyout
D 35
$833,333
TOTALS
$4,927,083
$2,343,750
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2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Roster Size

Number of players on the Active Roster. Cannot exceed 23 players. Excludes players on IR and LTIR.

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22 19 8 5
Standard Player Contracts

Number of players signed to Standard Player Contracts (SPC's). Cannot exceed 50 players. Some players do not count towards this, such as 18/19 Year-Old players in Junior with less than 10 NHL Games Played in Season.

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49 34 14 5
Upper Limit

The maximum Salary Cap Hit of all players counting towards the active roster. Often referred to as "Salary Cap". This is determined in the summer and is based on the previous season's revenues, per the CBA.

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$83,500,000 $83,500,000 $83,500,000 $83,500,000
Projected Cap Hit

Anticipated Season-End Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap. Assumes current roster is in effect for the remainder of season.

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$87,002,917 $74,498,751 $49,362,500 $30,625,000
Projected Cap Space

Amount of Cap Space projected to be available at end of year. Calculated as Annual Salary Cap minus Projected Cap Hit.

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$-3,502,917 $9,001,249 $34,137,500 $52,875,000
Current Cap Space

Amount of Annual Cap Hit that can be added to the roster without exceeding the Upper Limit (Salary Cap Maximum) based on the current roster. For teams using LTIR, Current Cap Space is the amount of annual cap hit that can be added without exceeding the Salary Cap by more than the team's LTIR Pool.

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$-3,502,917 $9,001,249 $34,137,500 $52,875,000
Maximum LTIR Pool

The maximum amount of Long Term Injured Reserve space potentially available. This is the Cap Hit of player on LTIR less the Cap Space available for team at time player was on LTIR. A player can go on LTIR when they expect to miss 10 games and 24 days in the season. A player on LTIR does not come off of the salary cap, instead a team is allowed to exceed the cap by the LTIR amount.

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$0 $0 $0 $0
Current Roster Annual Cap Hit

Anticipated Cap Hit based on the current roster, calculated by summing all Cap Hits of players currently counting towards the Salary Cap + retained salary + buyouts.

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$87,002,917 $74,498,751 $49,362,500 $30,625,000
Carryover Bonus Overages

Teams can exceed the salary cap due to players receiving performance bonuses. If a team exceeds the salary cap due to performance bonuses, they carryover to the previous season and reduce the cap space a team has.

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$1,170,000 $0 $0 $0
Potential Bonuses

Performance Bonuses that players on the active roster are eligible to achieve. A team can exceed the salary cap due to performance bonuses, but they carry over to the following season.

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$4,210,000 $3,920,000 $0 $0
Retained Salary Remaining

Teams can retain salary/cap hit when they trade a player. A team can only have a maximum of 3 players that they retained salary on.

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1 2 3 3
(24) Non-Roster
Player POS Age 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
McEwan, James C 26
$0
$0
UFA
Maillet, Philippe C 30
$775,000
$0
UFA
Bowey, Madison D 28
$0
UFA
Koberstein, Nikolas D 27
$0
Stephens, Mitchell C 26
$775,000
$0
UFA
Goulet, Alexandre C 27
$0
Samuel, Antoine G 26
$0
$0
UFA
Andersson, Lias C 24
$775,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Lindstrom, Gustav D 24
$950,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Ikonen, Joni C 24
$0
$0
UFA
Tyszka, Jarret D 24
$0
$0
UFA
Primeau, Cayden G 24
$890,000
$890,000
$0
RFA
$0
UFA
Beaudin, Nicolas D 23
$775,000
$0
RFA
Ylonen, Jesse RW 23
$775,000
$0
RFA
Olofsson, Jacob C 23
$0
McShane, Allan C 23
$0
Gorniak, Jack C 24
$0
Houde, Samuel C 23
$0
Stapley, Brett C 24
$0
$0
UFA
Adams-Moisan, Morgan RW 26
$0
$0
UFA
Harvey, Samuel G 25
$0
$0
UFA
Martineau, Phelix C 26
$0
$0
UFA
Melancon, T.J. D 27
$0
$0
UFA
Plant, Adam D 28
$0
$0
UFA
Keeper, Brady D 27
$775,000
$0
UFA
Leskinen, Otto D 26
$0
UFA-Group6
$0
UFA
Struble, Jayden D 22
$867,500
$867,500
$0
RFA
Norlinder, Mattias D 23
$859,167
$0
RFA
Legare, Nathan RW 22
$789,167
$0
RFA
Leguerrier, Jacob D 22
$0
$0
UFA
Pitlick, Rhett LW 22
$0
$0
UFA
Ruscheinski, Kieran D 22
$0
$0
UFA
Heineman, Emil LW 21
$897,500
$897,500
$0
RFA
Tuch, Luke LW 21
$0
$0
UFA
Mysak, Jan C 21
$828,333
$828,333
$0
RFA
Smilanic, Ty C 21
$0
Smith, Jack C 21
$0
$0
UFA
Biondi, Blake C 21
$0
$0
UFA
Farrell, Sean LW 21
$897,500
$897,500
$0
RFA
Dobes, Jakub G 22
$925,000
$925,000
$0
RFA
Gordin, Alexander C 22
$0
$0
UFA
Mailloux, Logan D 20
$875,000
$875,000
$875,000
$0
RFA

(2026)
Kidney, Riley C 20
$836,667
$836,667
$836,667
$0
RFA

(2026)
Kapanen, Oliver C 20
$0
$0
UFA
Kostenko, Dmitri D 21
$0
$0
UFA
Trudeau, William D 20
$859,167
$859,167
$0
RFA
Sobolev, Daniil D 20
$0
$0
UFA
Roy, Joshua C 20
$835,000
$835,000
$835,000
$0
RFA

(2026)
Simoneau, Xavier C 22
$855,000
$855,000
$0
RFA
Vrbetic, Joe G 20
$0
$0
UFA
Condotta, Lucas LW 25
$775,000
$775,000
$0
UFA
Mesar, Filip C 19
$918,333
$918,333
$918,333
$0
RFA

(2026)
Beck, Owen C 19
$885,000
$885,000
$885,000
$0
RFA

(2026)
Guindon, Cedrick C 19
$0
$0
UFA
Rohrer, Vinzenz C 18
$0
$0
UFA
Hutson, Lane D 19
$0
$0
UFA
Engström, Adam D 19
$0
$0
UFA
Davidson, Jared C 21
$0
$0
UFA
Croteau, Emmett G 19
$0
$0
UFA
Nurmi, Petteri D 21
$0
$0
UFA
Tourigny, Miguel D 21
$0
Reinbacher, David D 18
$950,000
$950,000
$950,000
$0
RFA

(2026)
$0
UFA
Fowler, Jacob G 18
$0
$0
UFA
Xhekaj, Florian LW 19
$0
$0
UFA
Konyushkov, Bogdan D 20
$0
$0
UFA
Miller, Quentin G 18
$0
$0
UFA
Harris, Sam LW 19
$0
$0
UFA
Volokhin, Yevgeni G 18
$0
$0
UFA
Eriksson, Filip C 18
$0
$0
UFA
Mittelstadt, Luke D 20
$0
$0
UFA
TOTALS
$20,343,334
$13,095,000
$5,300,000