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Starting Goalie

WAS

$101,170,239$101.17M

Unconfirmed

MTL

$91,000,526$91.00M

Unconfirmed

2024-25 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$-3,000,526

Current Cap Space

$5,681,667

LTIR Pool

$10,417,084

Projected Cap Hit

$91,000,526

$65.00M

Floor

$88.00M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $92,735,417

Bonus Overages $1,022,500

Potential Bonuses $5,307,500

Active Roster 23/23

Standard Contracts 46/50

Retained Remaining 1/3

Transactions

Apr

Primeau, Cayden

Primeau was recalled from AHL Laval on Sunday.

Apr

Demidov, Ivan

3yrs

$940,833AAV

Apr

Thorpe, Tyler

3yrs

$868,333AAV

Apr

Demidov, Ivan

Demidov signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Montreal on Tuesday.

Apr

Thorpe, Tyler

Thorpe agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract with Montreal on Tuesday.

All Transactions Signings Trades

Active Injuries

OUT

Harvey-Pinard, Rafael

Upper Body

Day to Day

OUT

Laine, Patrik

Upper Body

Day to Day

OUT

Montembeault, Sam

Lower Body

Day to Day

Dach, Kirby

Knee

Season

LTIR

Price, Carey

Knee

Season

All Injuries

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Starting Goalie

WAS

$101,170,239$101.17M

Unconfirmed

MTL

$91,000,526$91.00M

Unconfirmed

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2025	2	2	3	2	1	1	1
2026	1	2	1	2	1	1	1
2027	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 155.64

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Cap Projections

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
NHL Cap Limit	$88,000,000$88.00M	$95,500,000$95.50M	$104,000,000$104.00M	$113,500,000$113.50M
Projected Cap Hit	$91,000,526$91.00M	$86,805,833$86.81M	$55,390,833$55.39M	$31,725,000$31.73M
Projected Cap Space	$-3,000,526$-3.00M	$8,694,167$8.69M	$48,609,167$48.61M	$81,775,000$81.78M
Annual Cap Hit	$92,735,417$92.74M	$86,805,833$86.81M	$55,390,833$55.39M	$31,725,000$31.73M
Current Cap Space	$5,681,667$5.68M	$8,694,167$8.69M	$48,609,167$48.61M	$81,775,000$81.78M
Deadline Cap Space	$5,681,667$5.68M	-	-	-
LTIR Pool	$10,417,084$10.42M
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	$1,022,500$1.02M	$1,727,500$1.73M	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$5,307,500$5.31M	$3,487,500$3.49M	$3,850,000$3.85M	-
Active Roster	23/23	18/23	12/23	5/23
Standard Contracts	46/50	31/50	20/50	7/50
Retained Remaining

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2025	2	2	3	2	1	1	1
2026	1	2	1	2	1	1	1
2027	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 155.64

2025 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	22.18	Aug 18 2022 The Montreal Canadiens acquired Sean Monahan and a conditional 2025 1st round pick from the Calgary Flames for Future Considerations Trade Analysis
1	23.51
2	7.04	Aug 6 2023 The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Mike Hoffman and Rem Pitlick from the Montreal Canadiens for Jeff Petry, Casey DeSmith, Nathan Legare, and 2025 2nd Round Pick Trade Analysis
2	5.38
3	1.87	Mar 8 2024 The New Jersey Devils acquired Jake Allen from the Montreal Canadiens for a 2025 3rd round pick Trade Analysis
3	2.03	Sep 19 2023 The Montreal Canadiens acquired Tanner Pearson and a 2025 3rd round pick from the Vancouver Canucks for Casey DeSmith Trade Analysis
3	1.97
4	1.05	Aug 15 2023 The Detroit Red Wings acquired Jeff Petry from the Montreal Canadiens for Gustav Lindstrom and 2025 Conditional 4th Round Pick Trade Analysis
4	0.97
5	0.54
6	0.29
7	0.13

2026 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	31.29
2	5.71	Aug 19 2024 The Montreal Canadiens acquired Patrik Laine and a 2026 2nd round pick from the Columbus Blue Jackets for Jordan Harris Trade Analysis
2	5.71
3	2.05
4	0.98	Jun 30 2024 The New Jersey Devils acquired Jonathan Kovacevic from the Montreal Canadiens for a 2026 4th round pick Trade Analysis
4	0.98
5	0.54
6	0.29
7	0.14

2027 See Full Draft

Round	Pick From	Pick Value	Trade Details
1		31.29
2		5.71
3		2.05
4		0.98
5		0.54
6		0.29
7		0.14

2028 See Full Draft

Round	Pick From	Pick Value	Trade Details
1		31.29
2		5.71
3		2.05
4		0.98
5		0.54
6		0.29
7		0.14

Apr 30

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RT @reporterchris: Pretty unique condition attached to the NMC/NTC in Taylor Hall's extension with Carolina

Apr 30

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Taylor Hall 3 yr $3.167M Cap Hit #Raiseup extension Yr 1 $3.5M Yr 2 $3.425M Yr 3 $2.575M Includes No Move Clause. If Hall has <35 Points in Year 2, then Year 3 becomes 10 Team No Trade Clause instead of No Move Rep'd by Darren Ferris @QuartexxHockey t.co/qtI5NrTpkc

Apr 30

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Apr 30

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Apr 30

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RT @PuckPedia: Today is a great day to do a draft lottery on PuckGM & then a mock or simulated draft

Apr 30

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Did you know that some teams will have cap charges next season due to performance bonuses earned last year? Read all about it here: t.co/daryXFAfh5 t.co/OygNV0VbQ4

Apr 30

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RT @NHLPA: As voted on by their fellow players, former recipients Nikita Kucherov and Nathan MacKinnon join first-time finalist Cale Makar…

Apr 30

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Full Roster Breakdown

The Montreal Canadiens have $-3,000,526 in projected cap space and a projected cap hit of $91,000,526. The team currently has an active roster of 23 players, with 46 players under contract.

Forwards

$56,763,333$56.76M

64.5% of cap

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Gallagher, Brendan A age32 posRW shotr	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$0 UFA
Armia, Joel age31 posRW shotr	$3,400,000$3.40M	$0 UFA
Anderson, Josh age30 posRW shotr	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$0 UFA
Dvorak, Christian age29 posLW shotl	$4,450,000$4.45M	$0 UFA
Evans, Jake age28 posC shotr	$1,700,000$1.70M	$2,850,000$2.85M	$2,850,000$2.85M	$2,850,000$2.85M	$0 UFA 2029
Laine, Patrik age27 posLW shotr	$8,700,000$8.70M	$8,700,000$8.70M	$0 UFA
Pezzetta, Michael age27 posLW shotl	$812,500$813K	$0 UFA
Suzuki, Nick C age25 posC shotr	$7,875,000$7.88M	$7,875,000$7.88M	$7,875,000$7.88M	$7,875,000$7.88M	$0 UFA 2030
Dach, Kirby age24 posC shotr IR	$3,362,500$3.36M	$3,362,500$3.36M	$0 RFA
Caufield, Cole age24 posLW shotr	$7,850,000$7.85M	$7,850,000$7.85M	$7,850,000$7.85M	$7,850,000$7.85M	$0 UFA 2031
Newhook, Alex age24 posC shotl	$2,900,000$2.90M	$2,900,000$2.90M	$2,900,000$2.90M	$0 RFA
Heineman, Emil age23 posLW shotl	$897,500$898K	$0 RFA
Kapanen, Oliver age21 posC shotr	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$0 RFA
Slafkovský, Juraj age21 posRW shotl	$950,000$950K	$7,600,000$7.60M	$7,600,000$7.60M	$7,600,000$7.60M	$0 UFA 2033
Demidov, Ivan age19 posRW shotl	$940,833$941K	$940,833$941K	$940,833$941K	$0 RFA
Totals	$56,763,333$56.76M	$55,003,333$55.00M	$42,940,833$42.94M	$26,175,000$26.18M

Defence

$16,105,834$16.11M

18.3% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Savard, David age34 posD shotr	$3,500,000$3.50M	$0 UFA
Matheson, Mike A age31 posD shotl	$4,875,000$4.88M	$4,875,000$4.88M	$0 UFA
Carrier, Alexandre age28 posD shotr	$3,750,000$3.75M	$3,750,000$3.75M	$3,750,000$3.75M	$0 UFA
Struble, Jayden age23 posD shotl	$867,500$868K	$0 RFA
Guhle, Kaiden age23 posD shotl	$863,334$863K	$5,550,000$5.55M	$5,550,000$5.55M	$5,550,000$5.55M	$0 UFA 2031
Xhekaj, Arber age24 posD shotl	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,300,000$1.30M	$0 RFA
Hutson, Lane age21 posD shotl	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Totals	$16,105,834$16.11M	$16,425,000$16.43M	$9,300,000$9.30M	$5,550,000$5.55M

Goaltenders

$14,575,000$14.58M

16.6% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Price, Carey age37 catchesL LTIR	$10,500,000$10.50M	$10,500,000$10.50M	$0 UFA
Montembeault, Sam age28 catchesL	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$0 UFA
Dobes, Jakub age23 catchesL	$925,000$925K	$0 RFA
Totals	$14,575,000$14.58M	$13,650,000$13.65M	$3,150,000$3.15M

Buried

0.0% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Totals

Buyout & Cap Charges

$1,022,500$1.02M

1.2% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Bonus Carryover Overage	$1,022,500$1.02M	$0
Totals	$1,022,500$1.02M

Retained

$4,268,750$4.27M

4.9% of cap

Player	2024-25	2025-26
Petry, Jeff age37 posD shotr Retained	$2,343,750$2.34M	$0
Allen, Jake age34 catchesL Retained	$1,925,000$1.93M	$0
Totals	$4,268,750$4.27M

Roster vs Non-roster Players

All players on the NHL Roster have their cap hit count towards the team's cap hit.
Players who are not on the NHL Roster (in other leagues) do not count against the cap up to the burying threshold. Non-roster players who have a cap hit above the burying threshold carry a cap charge for the excess.
The team's cap hit each day includes players who are on the NHL Roster as of 5pm Eastern.
Players assigned to the minors must clear waivers if they are not waivers exempt.
See the PuckPedia Waivers Tracker here.

Non-roster Forwards

$11,230,833$11.23M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Gignac, Brandon age27 posC shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Barre-Boulet, Alex age27 posC shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Harvey-Pinard, Rafael age26 posLW shotl	$1,100,000$1.10M	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Tuch, Luke age23 posLW shotl	$912,500$913K	$912,500$913K	$0 RFA
Farrell, Sean age23 posC shotl	$897,500$898K	$0 RFA
Kidney, Riley age22 posC shotl	$836,667$837K	$836,667$837K	$0 RFA
Roy, Joshua age21 posC shotl	$835,000$835K	$835,000$835K	$0 RFA
Simoneau, Xavier age23 posC shotl	$855,000$855K	$0 RFA
Condotta, Lucas age27 posC shotl	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Mesar, Filip age21 posRW shotr	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA
Beck, Owen age21 posC shotr	$853,333$853K	$853,333$853K	$853,333$853K	$0 RFA
Davidson, Jared age22 posC shotl	$862,500$863K	$862,500$863K	$0 RFA
Xhekaj, Florian age20 posLW shotl	$866,667$867K	$866,667$867K	$866,667$867K	$0 RFA
Thorpe, Tyler age19 posRW shotr		$868,333$868K	$868,333$868K	$868,333$868K
Totals	$11,230,833$11.23M	$7,696,666$7.70M	$4,249,999$4.25M	$868,333$868K

Non-roster Defence

$5,096,667$5.10M

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Lindstrom, Gustav age26 posD shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Hoefenmayer, Noel age26 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Mailloux, Logan age22 posD shotr	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$0 RFA
Trudeau, William age22 posD shotl	$856,667$857K	$0 RFA
Engström, Adam age21 posD shotl	$896,667$897K	$896,667$897K	$896,667$897K	$0 RFA
Reinbacher, David age20 posD shotr	$918,333$918K	$918,333$918K	$918,333$918K	$0 RFA
Totals	$5,096,667$5.10M	$2,690,000$2.69M	$1,815,000$1.82M

Non-roster Goaltenders

$1,665,000$1.67M

Player	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28
Primeau, Cayden age25 catchesL	$890,000$890K	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Fowler, Jacob age20 catchesL		$923,333$923K	$923,333$923K	$923,333$923K
Hughes, Connor age28 catchesL	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Totals	$1,665,000$1.67M	$923,333$923K	$923,333$923K	$923,333$923K