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Montreal Canadiens

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Associate Coach Kirk Muller
Assistant Coach Dominique Ducharme
Goaltending Coach Stephane Waite
Assistant Coach Luke Richardson
Video Coach Mario Leblanc

Laval Rocket (AHL)

Cap Hit	$76,883,183
Cap Space	$4,616,817
LTIR Pool	$0
Roster	22/23
Contracts	47/50

Cap Breakdown

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assigned C Ryan Poehling to Laval (AHL).	Dec 12
recalled D Christian Folin from Laval (AHL).	Dec 11
recalled C Ryan Poehling from Laval (AHL).	Dec 11
recalled RW Riley Barber from Laval (AHL).	Dec 8
assigned LW Charles Hudon to Laval (AHL).	Dec 7

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Line Combinations Updated: Dec 11 (12:06pm)

Tatar $4,800,0004.8M	Danault $3,083,3333.1M	Gallagher $3,750,0003.8M	Chiarot $3,500,0003.5M	Weber $7,857,1437.9M
Line 1 $11,633,333			Pairing 1 $11,357,143
Lehkonen $2,400,0002.4M	Domi $3,150,0003.2M	Armia $2,600,0002.6M	Kulak $1,850,0001.9M	Petry $5,500,0005.5M
Line 2 $8,150,000			Pairing 2 $7,350,000
Cousins $1,000,0001M	Suzuki $863,3340.9M	Weal $1,400,0001.4M	Leskinen $925,0000.9M	Fleury $771,6670.8M
Line 3 $3,263,334			Pairing 3 $1,696,667
Poehling $925,0000.9M	Thompson $1,000,0001M	Barber $700,0000.7M	Primeau $880,8330.9M	Price $10,500,00010.5M
Line 4 $2,625,000			Goalies $11,380,833

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Injury Report

	Matthew Peca - Knee Peca has been added to the injured reserve list with a knee injury and is expected to miss at least six weeks. I-R - Late Jan Updated Dec 12, 2019
	Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Concussion Kotkaniemi has landed on injured reserve with a concussion, and a timetable for return has yet to be established. I-R - Out indefinitely Updated Dec 12, 2019
	Paul Byron - Knee Byron has been designated for the injured reserve list after having knee surgery. It is uncertain if he will return to the ice Saturday against the Red Wings. I-R - Ques Sat Updated Dec 11, 2019
	Carey Price - Rest Price is not expected to take part in Wednesday's game versus the Senators due to a day of rest. doubtful - Doub Wed Updated Dec 11, 2019

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Performance Bonuses
Movement Clauses
35+ Over 35 Contract
IR - Injured Reserve

Entry Level Contract
Waiver Exempt
Has Arbitration Rights
Two-way contract

(12) Forwards $35,871,667 44.0% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tatar, Tomas	LW NHL --> 0	29	$4,800,000 M-NTC	$4,800,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Thompson, Nate	C NHL --> 0	35	$1,000,000	$0 UFA
Byron, Paul IR	LW IR --> 0	30	$3,400,000	$3,400,000	$3,400,000	$3,400,000	$0 UFA
Weal, Jordan	C NHL --> 0	27	$1,400,000	$1,400,000	$0 UFA
Gallagher, Brendan	RW NHL --> 0	27	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$0 UFA
Armia, Joel	RW NHL --> 0	26	$2,600,000	$2,600,000	$0 UFA
Danault, Phillip	LW NHL --> 0	26	$3,083,333	$3,083,333	$0 UFA
Cousins, Nick	C NHL --> 0	26	$1,000,000	$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Peca, Matthew	C NHL --> 0	26	$1,300,000	$0 UFA
Barber, Riley	RW NHL --> 0	25	$700,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Drouin, Jonathan IR	LW IR --> 0	24	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000 M-NTC	$5,500,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Domi, Max	C NHL --> 0	24	$3,150,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Lehkonen, Artturi	LW NHL --> 0	24	$2,400,000	$2,400,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Suzuki, Nick	C NHL --> 0	20	$863,334	$863,334	$863,334	$0 RFA
Kotkaniemi, Jesperi IR	C IR --> 0	19	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$35,871,667	$28,721,667	$9,763,334	$8,900,000	$0	$0

(8) Defence $23,452,143 28.8% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Folin, Christian	D NHL --> 0	28	$800,000	$0 UFA
Weber, Shea	D NHL --> 0	34	$7,857,143	$7,857,143	$7,857,143	$7,857,143	$7,857,143	$0 UFA (2026)
Petry, Jeff	D NHL --> 0	32	$5,500,000 NMC M-NTC	$5,500,000 NMC M-NTC	$0 UFA
Chiarot, Ben	D NHL --> 0	28	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$0 UFA
Reilly, Mike	D NHL --> 0	26	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$0 UFA
Kulak, Brett	D NHL --> 0	25	$1,850,000	$1,850,000	$1,850,000	$0 UFA
Mete, Victor IR	D IR --> 0	21	$748,333	$0 RFA
Fleury, Cale	D NHL --> 0	21	$771,667	$771,667	$0 RFA
Leskinen, Otto	D NHL --> 0	22	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$23,452,143	$21,903,810	$13,207,143	$7,857,143	$7,857,143	$0

(2) Goalies $11,380,833 14.0% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Price, Carey	G NHL --> 0	32	$10,500,000 NMC	$10,500,000 NMC	$10,500,000 NMC	$10,500,000 NMC	$10,500,000 NMC	$0 UFA (2026)
Primeau, Cayden	G NHL --> 0	20	$880,833	$880,833	$880,833	$0 RFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$11,380,833	$11,380,833	$11,380,833	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	$0

(3) Buried $5,500,000 6.7% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Alzner, Karl	D MIN --> 0	31	$3,550,000 M-NTC	$3,550,000 M-NTC	$3,500,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Weise, Dale	RW MIN --> 0	31	$1,275,000	$0 UFA
Kinkaid, Keith	G MIN --> 0	30	$675,000	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$5,500,000	$3,550,000	$3,500,000	$0	$0	$0

(1) Buyout & Retained Salary $1,366,667 1.7% of cap

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Mason, Steve Buyout	G NHL --> 0	31	$1,366,667
TOTALS			TOTALS		$1,366,667	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Cap Summary Projection Share Copy Link Embed Tweet It
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Roster Size Number of players on the Active Roster. Cannot exceed 23 players. Excludes players on IR and LTIR. Learn More Or Ask A Question	26	19	8	4
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	47	27	11	4
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$81,500,000	$81,500,000	$81,500,000	$81,500,000
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$76,883,183	$65,556,310	$37,851,310	$27,257,143
Projected Cap Space Amount of Cap Space projected to be available at end of year. Calculated as Annual Salary Cap minus Projected Cap Hit. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$4,616,817	$15,943,690	$43,648,690	$54,242,857
Current Cap Space Amount of Cap Space that can be added to the roster without exceeding the Upper Limit (Salary Cap Maximum) based on the current roster. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$7,532,702	$15,943,690	$43,648,690	$54,242,857
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$77,571,310	$65,556,310	$37,851,310	$27,257,143
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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$0	$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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	$3,315,000	$2,945,000	$537,500	$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. Learn More Or Ask A Question	3	3	3	3

(21) Non-Roster

Player	POS	Age	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Ouellet, Xavier	D MIN --> 0	26	$700,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Alzner, Karl	D MIN --> 0	31	$4,625,000 M-NTC	$4,625,000 M-NTC	$4,625,000 M-NTC	$0 UFA
Weise, Dale	RW MIN --> 0	31	$2,350,000	$0 UFA
McEwan, James	C --> 0	22	$0
Gelinas, Eric	D --> 0	28	$0
Varone, Phil	C MIN --> 0	29	$700,000	$0 UFA
Broll, David	LW --> 0	26	$0	$0 UFA
Kinkaid, Keith	G MIN --> 0	30	$1,750,000	$0 UFA
Hudon, Charles	LW MIN --> 0	25	$800,000	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Audette, Daniel	C MIN --> 0	23	$0 UFA				$0 UFA
Shinkaruk, Hunter	LW MIN --> 0	25	$0 UFA			$0 UFA
McCarron, Michael	RW MIN --> 0	24	$700,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Olofsson, Gustav	D MIN --> 0	25	$700,000	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Koberstein, Nikolas	D --> 0	23	$0				$0 UFA
Evans, Jake	C MIN --> 0	23	$925,000	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Baun, Kyle	RW MIN --> 0	27	$0 RFA
Juulsen, Noah	D MIN --> 0	22	$863,333	$0 RFA
Vejdemo, Lukas	C MIN --> 0	23	$792,500	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Eisenschmid, Markus	C MIN --> 0	24	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
McNiven, Michael	G MIN --> 0	22	$666,666	$0 RFA
Goulet, Alexandre	C --> 0	23	$0				$0 UFA
Lindgren, Charlie	G MIN --> 0	25	$750,000	$750,000	$0 UFA
Pezzetta, Michael	LW MIN --> 0	21	$743,333	$743,333	$0 RFA
Henrikson, Arvid	D --> 0	21	$0
Corrin, William	D --> 0	28	$0
Samuel, Antoine	G --> 0	22	$0
Waked, Antoine	RW MIN --> 0	23	$726,667	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Poehling, Ryan	C MIN --> 0	20	$925,000	$925,000	$0 RFA
Brook, Josh	D MIN --> 0	20	$795,000	$795,000	$795,000	$0 RFA
Ikonen, Joni	C --> 0	20	$0
Walford, Scott	D --> 0	20	$0
Tyszka, Jarret	D --> 0	20	$0
Posa, Saverio	D --> 0	27	$0
Dufour, Kevin	LW --> 0	27	$0	$0 UFA
Boucher, Jordan	LW --> 0	25	$0		$0 UFA
Belzile, Alex	RW MIN --> 0	28	$700,000	$0 UFA
Ylonen, Jesse	RW --> 0	20	$0
Romanov, Alexander	D --> 0	19	$0
Olofsson, Jacob	C --> 0	19	$0
Hillis, Cameron	C --> 0	19	$0
Harris, Jordan	D --> 0	19	$0
McShane, Allan	C --> 0	19	$0
Gorniak, Jack	C --> 0	20	$0
Fonstad, Cole	C --> 0	19	$0
Houde, Samuel	C --> 0	19	$0
Stapley, Brett	C --> 0	20	$0
Teasdale, Joel	LW MIN --> 0	20	$760,000	$760,000	$760,000	$0 RFA
Adams-Moisan, Morgan	RW --> 0	22	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Alain, Alexandre	C MIN --> 0	22	$753,333	$753,333	$0 RFA
Harvey, Samuel	G --> 0	21	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Jevpalovs, Nikita	RW --> 0	25	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Lamarche, Maxim	D --> 0	27	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Marcoux, Etienne	G --> 0	26	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Martineau, Phelix	C --> 0	22	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Melancon, T.J.	D --> 0	23	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Plant, Adam	D --> 0	24	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Verbeek, Hayden	C MIN --> 0	22	$753,333	$753,333	$0 RFA
Friberg, Max	LW MIN --> 0	27	$0 RFA
Caulfield, Cole	C --> 0	18	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Struble, Jayden	D --> 0	18	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Norlinder, Mattias	D --> 0	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Fairbrother, Gianni	D --> 0	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Leguerrier, Jacob	D --> 0	19	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Pitlick, Rhett	LW --> 0	18	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Nissen Dichow, Frederik	G --> 0	18	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Khisamutdinov, Arsen	LW --> 0	21	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Ruscheinski, Kieran	D --> 0	18	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Culkin, Ryan	D --> 0	25	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Cox, Joe	RW --> 0	25	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
LaCouvee, Connor	G --> 0	25	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
Pelletier, William	LW --> 0	26	$0					$0 UFA	$0 UFA
TOTALS			TOTALS		$13,754,165	$5,479,999	$1,555,000	$0	$0	$0

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