
I expect that Savard and Evans will stay in town for the sake of the exercise… But in my eyes, the chances of seeing D-Vo and Armia return are slim.
If we add the salaries of D-Vo and Armia to the current cap space of the Canadiens (which won’t have changed by that time unless there is a trade), Kent Hughes could have nearly 14 M$ in extra space to maneuver this summer. Right now, the Canadiens have 6,777,084 $ in cap space.
The league’s revenues are good right now; the NHL has cancelled the escrow system until the end of the season… And this means we could see an increase of nearly 10 million dollars in the salary cap.
Initially, the Canadiens had an advantage because there was still a lot of money coming off their books. 14 M$ is enough to make a big splash in the free-agent market…
But where it gets a bit more “complicated” is that the situation changes for the Canadiens if all the other NHL teams also benefit from an additional 10 M$ to maneuver this summer.
Marco D’Amico wrote an article on the Montreal Hockey Now site regarding the subject:
The elimination of escrow by the NHL and a potential major increase to the salary cap could force the #GoHabsGo to tweak their offseason strategy, both internally and on the trade market.
— Marco D’Amico (@mndamico) January 22, 2025
It’s interesting.
Even though the Canadiens could benefit from the increase in the salary cap… It is a certain disadvantage at the same time because all the other teams will be able to benefit as well.
Ultimately, this could change Kent Hughes’ plans.
The Canadiens’ GM will have to be creative if he wants to bring a big player to town since other NHL teams will also have the money necessary to make a big splash in the free-agent market.
It promises to be exciting!
In Brief
— Cayden Primeau will be in net for the Rocket tonight.
C’est Cayden Primeau qui défendra la cage du Rocket ce soir contre les Bears
Cayden Primeau gets the start tonight against the Bears pic.twitter.com/k4m7YFvI7S
— Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) January 22, 2025
— Everyone loves Marineland Ivan Demidov!
SKA player Sergei Plotnikov on his linemate Ivan Demidov:
“He is not just a great player, but also a kind, pleasant young man. It is simply impossible not to love him.” pic.twitter.com/E18CNktnmJ
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) January 22, 2025
— Good question.
Melnick in the Afternoon: Question of the day
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— TSN 690 Montreal (@TSN690) January 22, 2025
— Depth at forward for the Sharks.
SJ claims Walker Duehr
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) January 22, 2025
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Thx pour l’invitation @GavinoDe_Falco.
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