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Montréal Canadiens roster

Cap committed

$104.191M

of $104M ceiling · as of Oct 2

Cap space

$-191K

Retained slots used: 1 of 3

Active roster

23

46 of 50 NHL contracts

5v5 xGF%

49.8

14th in NHL

PP% / PK%

0.0 / 100.0

PP 14th · PK 1st

Fan sentiment

65

PlayerPosAgeGPGAPTOIFO%xGF%WARCap hitYrsExpiryClauseFansChatter
Forwards14 players · $55.367M
Josh AndersonR32111212:53—85.3—$5.5M1UFAM-NTC764
Zachary BolducR23110111:04—73.1—$4.2M4UFA——0
Kirby DachC25101111:07—59.0—$3.6M1UFANone345
Nick SuzukiC27100018:43—16.5—$7.875M4UFAM-NTC533
Juraj SlafkovskýL22100017:53—30.6—$7.6M7UFAM-NTC—0
Alex NewhookC25100016:11—52.0—$2.9M1RFANone—0
Cole CaufieldR25100015:55—22.3—$7.85M5UFAM-NTC—2
Phillip DanaultC33100015:37—59.6—$5.5M1UFAM-NTC690
Ivan DemidovR20100015:11—31.8—$975K1RFANone—0
Jake EvansC30100014:50—75.3—$2.85M3UFANone—0
Chris KreiderL35100014:21—20.7—$2.15M1UFA—630
Alexandre TexierL27100012:13—6.3—$2.5M2UFANone—0
Florian XhekajL220000————$942K1RFA——0
Oliver KapanenC230000————$925K1RFANone—1
Defense7 players · $31.909M
Alexandre CarrierD29111221:54—56.9—$3.75M1UFANone780
Mike MathesonD32101125:07—70.2—$6M5UFA——1
Lane HutsonD22100024:07—26.6—$8.85M8UFAM-NTC—0
Noah DobsonD26100021:56—40.7—$9.5M7UFAM-NTC—0
Arber XhekajD25100012:20—41.8—$1.5M1RFA——1
Jayden StrubleD25100011:02—53.0—$1.413M1RFANone—0
Adam EngstromD220000————$897K1RFA——0

Goalies 2 on roster

PlayerAgeGPSV%GAAGSAxWARCap hitYrsExpiryClauseFansChatter
Jakub Dobes251.9292.01+0.8—$965K1RFANone840
Samuel Montembeault290————$3.15M1UFANone—1

FO% shown for centers. 5v5 xGF% from our expected goals model. WAR arrives with the trade tools. Fans = fan sentiment 0-100 with 14-day trend. Chatter = trade mentions in the last 7 days.

Reserve list under NHL contract, not on the NHL roster · 23 players

PlayerPosAgeCap hitYrsExpiryType
Kaiden GuhleD24$5.55M5UFA—
Johnathan KovacevicD29$4M4UFA—
Bogdan KonyushkovD23$1.014M2RFA—
Luke MittelstadtD23$1.014M2RFA—
Owen ProtzD20$1.004M3RFA—
Kaapo KahkonenG30$1M1UFA—
Vinzenz RohrerC22$973K2RFA—
Tyler ThorpeR21$968K2RFA—
Bryce PickfordD20$965K3RFA—
Jacob FowlerG21$950K2RFA—
David ReinbacherD21$909K2RFA—
Filip MesarR22$887K1RFA—
Owen BeckC22$853K1RFA—
Alex BelzileR35$850K1UFA—
Brett BerardL24$850K1RFA—
Ethan SamsonD23$850K1RFA—
Hunter McKownC24$850K1RFA—
Jared DavidsonC24$850K1RFA—
Lucas CondottaC28$850K1UFA—
Maksymilian SzuberD24$850K1RFA—
Reilly WalshD27$850K1UFA—
Sam PoulinR25$850K1——
Sasha PastujovR23$850K1RFA—

Prospects and depth players signed to NHL contracts, including two-way deals. Players on AHL-only contracts are not listed.

Cap by position

  • Forwards$55.367M · 53.1%
  • Defense$31.909M · 30.6%
  • Goalies$4.115M · 3.9%
  • Retained on traded players$3.25M · 3.1%
  • Injured reserve$5.55M · 5.3%
  • Off the roster, status unconfirmed$4M · 3.8%

Retained: Brendan Gallagher (VAN, 50%, $3.25M).

Injured reserve: Kaiden Guhle ($5.55M).

Off the roster, status unconfirmed: Johnathan Kovacevic ($4M).

Players in the minors count only above the buried allowance (league minimum salary plus $375,000). Roster status, buyouts, and bonus overages come from team announcements and news, checked daily. LTIR relief is not shown.

Expiring this season

Pending UFAs

10

Pending RFAs

16

Cap coming off

$45.406M

Most trade chatter

  • Kirby Dach5 mentions

    Multiple teams pursued acquisition last June, showing confidence in potential

  • Josh Anderson4 mentions

    Should Montreal extend Josh Anderson

  • Nick Suzuki3 mentions

    Discussion of extending Nick Suzuki with Caufield

  • Cole Caufield2 mentions

    Consideration of separating Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield.