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Montreal Canadiens

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2025-26 Current Cap

Projected Cap Space

$-4,454,167

Current Cap Space

$-4,454,167

LTIR Pool

Projected Cap Hit

$99,954,167

$70.60M

Floor

$95.50M

Limit

Annual Cap Hit $99,954,167

Bonus Overages $1,752,500

Potential Bonuses $3,912,500

Active Roster 22/23

Standard Contracts 40/50

Retained Remaining 3/3

Transactions

Jul

Trudeau, William

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

Jul

Farrell, Sean

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

Jul

Del Gaizo, Marc

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

Jul

Kahkonen, Kaapo

1yr

$1,150,000

Cap Hit

Jul

Clurman, Nathan

1yr

$775,000

Cap Hit

All Transactions Signings Trades

Active Injuries

Dach, Kirby

Knee

Month to Month

OUT

Laine, Patrik

Finger

Month to Month

OUT

Montembeault, Sam

Groin

Month to Month

LTIR

Price, Carey

Knee

Month to Month

All Injuries

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Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2026	1	2	1	2	1	1	2
2027	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2028	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 79.42

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Cap Projections

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
NHL Cap Limit	$95,500,000$95.50M	$104,000,000$104.00M	$113,500,000$113.50M	$113,500,000$113.50M
Projected Cap Hit	$99,954,167$99.95M	$64,890,833$64.89M	$41,225,000$41.23M	$41,225,000$41.23M
Projected Cap Space	$-4,454,167$-4.45M	$39,109,167$39.11M	$72,275,000$72.28M	$72,275,000$72.28M
Annual Cap Hit	$99,954,167$99.95M	$64,890,833$64.89M	$41,225,000$41.23M	$41,225,000$41.23M
Current Cap Space	$-4,454,167$-4.45M	$39,109,167$39.11M	$72,275,000$72.28M	$72,275,000$72.28M
LTIR Pool	-
Actual Salary Paid
Bonus Overages	$1,752,500$1.75M	-	-	-
Potential Bonuses	$3,912,500$3.91M	$3,850,000$3.85M	-	-
Active Roster	22/23	13/23	6/23	6/23
Standard Contracts	40/50	22/50	10/50	6/50
Retained Remaining

Draft Pick Summary

	Round 1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2026	1	2	1	2	1	1	2
2027	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2028	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Pick Value Total 79.42

2026 See Full Draft

Round	Pick Value	Trade Details
1	14.49
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	Jun 30 2025 The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Cayden Primeau from the Montreal Canadiens for a 2026 7th round pick Trade Analysis
7	0.14

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Round	Pick From	Pick Value	Trade Details
1		14.49
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		14.49
2		5.71
3		2.05
4		0.98
5		0.54
6		0.29
7		0.14

Full Roster Breakdown

The Montreal Canadiens have $-4,454,167 in projected cap space and a projected cap hit of $99,954,167. The team currently has an active roster of 22 players, with 40 players under contract.

Forwards

$57,476,667$57.48M

60.2% of cap

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Gallagher, Brendan age33 posRW shotr	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$0 UFA
Anderson, Josh age31 posRW,LW shotr	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$0 UFA
Blais, Sammy age29 posLW,RW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Evans, Jake age29 posC shotr	$2,850,000$2.85M	$2,850,000$2.85M	$2,850,000$2.85M	$2,850,000$2.85M	$0 UFA
Laine, Patrik age27 posLW,RW shotr	$8,700,000$8.70M	$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	$7,875,000$7.88M	$0 UFA 2030
Dach, Kirby age24 posC shotr	$3,362,500$3.36M	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Caufield, Cole age24 posLW,RW shotr	$7,850,000$7.85M	$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,LW shotl	$2,900,000$2.90M	$2,900,000$2.90M	$0 RFA	$0 UFA
Bolduc, Zack age22 posRW,LW shotl	$863,334$863K	$0 RFA
Kapanen, Oliver age21 posC,RW shotr	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$0 RFA
Roy, Joshua age21 posLW shotl	$835,000$835K	$0 RFA
Slafkovský, Juraj age21 posRW,LW shotl	$7,600,000$7.60M	$7,600,000$7.60M	$7,600,000$7.60M	$7,600,000$7.60M	$7,600,000$7.60M	$0 UFA 2033
Demidov, Ivan age19 posRW,LW shotl	$940,833$941K	$940,833$941K	$0 RFA
Totals	$57,476,667$57.48M	$42,940,833$42.94M	$26,175,000$26.18M	$26,175,000$26.18M	$23,325,000$23.33M

Defence

$25,925,000$25.93M

27.1% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Matheson, Mike age31 posLD shotl	$4,875,000$4.88M	$0 UFA
Carrier, Alexandre age28 posRD shotr	$3,750,000$3.75M	$3,750,000$3.75M	$0 UFA
Dobson, Noah age25 posD shotr	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$0 UFA 2033
Struble, Jayden age23 posLD shotl	$0 RFA				$0 UFA
Guhle, Kaiden age23 posLD shotl	$5,550,000$5.55M	$5,550,000$5.55M	$5,550,000$5.55M	$5,550,000$5.55M	$5,550,000$5.55M	$0 UFA 2031
Xhekaj, Arber age24 posLD shotl	$1,300,000$1.30M	$0 RFA		$0 UFA
Hutson, Lane age21 posLD,RD shotl	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Totals	$25,925,000$25.93M	$18,800,000$18.80M	$15,050,000$15.05M	$15,050,000$15.05M	$15,050,000$15.05M

Goaltenders

$14,800,000$14.80M

15.5% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
Price, Carey age37 catchesL IR	$10,500,000$10.50M	$0 UFA
Kahkonen, Kaapo age28 catchesL	$1,150,000$1.15M	$0 UFA
Montembeault, Sam age28 catchesL	$3,150,000$3.15M	$3,150,000$3.15M	$0 UFA
Dobes, Jakub age24 catchesL	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Totals	$14,800,000$14.80M	$3,150,000$3.15M

Buried

0.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Totals

Buyout & Cap Charges

$1,752,500$1.75M

1.8% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Bonus Carryover Overage	$1,752,500$1.75M	$0
Totals	$1,752,500$1.75M

Retained

0.0% of cap

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Totals

Latest News

Jul 03

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RT @WiebesWorld: The #NHLJets signed F Mason Shaw to a one-year, two-way deal with an AAV of $775,000 in NHL and $350,000 in #AHL but has a…

Jul 03

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RT @NHL_Rosters: Projected #Canes lineup after signing Nikolaj Ehlers. t.co/mT4b8nAu6h

Jul 03

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After signing Ehlers ($8.5M) the #Canes have $10.6M in Projected Cap Space with a full 23 active players (14F/7D/2G) t.co/wDbirSt9J7

Jul 03

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The #Canes signed 29 y/o UFA F Nikolaj Ehlers to a 6 year $8.5M Cap Hit deal Rep'd by Andre Rufener t.co/ZaKc6lfFvM

Jul 03

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The #TimeToHunt signed 25 y/o RFA F Mackenzie Entwistle to a 2 year two-way contact Yr 1: $775K NHL/ $350K Minors/ $450K Guaranteed Yr 2: $775K/$375K/$450K Will be UFA upon expiry Rep'd by Paul Capizzano @QuartexxHockey t.co/tcnG1nE7EF

Jul 03

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And the award for 1st Entry Level Deal of the 2025 Draft Class goes to #37 pick #ALLCAPS F Milton Gastrin. 3 year ELC: Salary 877.5K Signing Bonus 97.5K Minors 85K Cap Hit/AAV 975K Rep'd by @KOSportsInc t.co/YwH4dOStKH

Jul 03

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After Leddy claimed on waivers, #StlBlues are under cap & have $625K Projected Cap Space with a full 23 active players (14F/7D/2G) + Krug IR They could place Krug on LTIR after submitting the opening roster & with this lineup, then exceed cap by $5.9M. t.co/B10vpxVemN

Jul 03

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After claiming Leddy ($4M) on waivers & signing Orlov $6.5M, #SJSharks have $23M space & over the Cap Floor with 22 on active roster (12F/8D/2G) + Couture IR RFA: Gushchin, Thompson Couture is IR; would not be LTIR unless SJS were going to exceed cap t.co/UH7Ed8KZ6a

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

$9,361,666$9.36M

Abbreviated $Amounts

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Gignac, Brandon age27 posC,LW shotl	$0 UFA
Belzile, Alex age33 posRW,C shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Barre-Boulet, Alex age28 posC,W shotl	$0 UFA
Tuch, Luke age23 posLW shotl	$912,500$913K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Farrell, Sean age23 posC,LW shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA			$0 UFA
Kidney, Riley age22 posF shotl	$836,667$837K	$0 RFA
Simoneau, Xavier age24 posC shotl	$0 UFA no QO			$0 UFA
Condotta, Lucas age27 posC shotl	$775,000$775K	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Mesar, Filip age21 posRW shotr	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA
Beck, Owen age21 posC shotr	$853,333$853K	$853,333$853K	$0 RFA
Rohrer, Vinzenz age20 posC,RW shotr	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$950,000$950K	$0 RFA
Davidson, Jared age22 posC shotl	$862,500$863K	$0 RFA
Xhekaj, Florian age21 posLW,C shotl	$866,667$867K	$866,667$867K	$0 RFA
Thorpe, Tyler age19 posRW shotr	$868,333$868K	$868,333$868K	$868,333$868K	$0 RFA
Totals	$9,361,666$9.36M	$5,199,999$5.20M	$1,818,333$1.82M

Non-roster Defence

$4,108,333$4.11M

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
Clurman, Nathan age27 posD shotr	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA
Lindstrom, Gustav age26 posD shotr	$0 UFA no QO	$0 UFA
Hoefenmayer, Noel age26 posD shotl	$0 UFA no QO	$0 UFA
Del Gaizo, Marc age25 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 UFA-Group6	$0 UFA
Trudeau, William age22 posD shotl	$775,000$775K	$0 RFA
Engström, Adam age21 posD shotl	$896,667$897K	$896,667$897K	$0 RFA
Reinbacher, David age20 posD shotr	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$886,666$887K	$0 RFA
Totals	$4,108,333$4.11M	$1,783,333$1.78M	$886,666$887K

Non-roster Goaltenders

$923,333$923K

Player	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29
Fowler, Jacob age20 catchesL	$923,333$923K	$923,333$923K	$923,333$923K	$0 RFA
Hughes, Connor age28 catchesL	$0 UFA
Totals	$923,333$923K	$923,333$923K	$923,333$923K