Montréal Canadiens (MTL)
Est. 1909
Current Cap Hit: $96,355,828
Projected Cap Hit:
$88,479,165
Projected Cap Space:
$7,020,835
Contracts: 31
Roster: 31
Injuries: 2
Retained Contracts: 0
Team logo history
Draft Picks
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NHL Roster
| # | Offense | Clause | Position | Age | Expires As | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | 2028-2029 | 2029-2030 | 2030-2031 | |
| 92 | Patrik Laine | M-NTC | LW | 27 | UFA | $8,700,000 | ||||||
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | C | 25 | UFA | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | $7,875,000 | |||
| 13 | Cole Caufield | RW | 24 | UFA | $7,850,000 | $7,850,000 | $7,850,000 | $7,850,000 | $7,850,000 | $7,850,000 | ||
| 20 |
Juraj Slafkovský
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LW | 21 | UFA | $7,600,000 | $7,600,000 | $7,600,000 | $7,600,000 | $7,600,000 | $7,600,000 | + | |
| 11 | Brendan Gallagher | NMC, M-NTC | RW | 33 | UFA | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 | |||||
| 17 | Josh Anderson | M-NTC | RW | 31 | UFA | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | |||||
| 77 |
Kirby Dach
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C | 24 | RFA | $3,362,500 | |||||||
| 15 | Alex Newhook | C | 24 | RFA | $2,900,000 | $2,900,000 | ||||||
| 71 | Jake Evans | C | 29 | UFA | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | ||||
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Ivan Demidov
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R | 19 | RFA | $940,833 | $940,833 | |||||||
| 91 |
Oliver Kapanen
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C | 21 | RFA | $925,000 | $925,000 | ||||||
| 88 |
Luke Tuch
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LW | 23 | RFA | $912,500 | |||||||
| 46 |
Filip Mešár
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RW | 21 | RFA | $886,666 | $886,666 | ||||||
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Tyler Thorpe
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R | 19 | RFA | $868,333 | $868,333 | $868,333 | ||||||
| 60 |
Florian Xhekaj
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LW | 20 | RFA | $866,666 | $866,666 | ||||||
| 76 |
Jared Davidson
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C | 22 | RFA | $862,500 | |||||||
| 62 |
Owen Beck
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C | 21 | RFA | $853,333 | $853,333 | ||||||
| 86 |
Riley Kidney
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C | 22 | RFA | $836,666 | |||||||
| 89 |
Joshua Roy
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RW | 21 | RFA | $834,166 | |||||||
| 82 | Lucas Condotta | C | 28 | UFA | $775,000 | $775,000 | ||||||
| # | Defense | Clause | Position | Age | Expires As | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | 2028-2029 | 2029-2030 | 2030-2031 | |
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Kaiden Guhle
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D | 23 | UFA | $5,550,000 | $5,550,000 | $5,550,000 | $5,550,000 | $5,550,000 | $5,550,000 | ||
| 8 | Mike Matheson | M-NTC | D | 31 | UFA | $4,875,000 | ||||||
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | D | 28 | UFA | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | ||||||
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | D | 24 | RFA | $1,300,000 | |||||||
| 48 |
Lane Hutson
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D | 21 | RFA | $950,000 | |||||||
| 42 | Adam Engström | D | 21 | RFA | $896,666 | $896,666 | ||||||
| 64 | David Reinbacher | D | 20 | RFA | $886,666 | $886,666 | $886,666 | |||||
| 24 |
Logan Mailloux
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D | 22 | RFA | $875,000 | |||||||
| # | Goaltending | Clause | Position | Age | Expires As | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | 2028-2029 | 2029-2030 | 2030-2031 | |
| 35 | Sam Montembeault | G | 28 | UFA | $3,150,000 | $3,150,000 | ||||||
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Jacob Fowler
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G | 20 | RFA | $923,333 | $923,333 | $923,333 | ||||||
| # | LTIR | Clause | Position | Age | Expires As | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | 2028-2029 | 2029-2030 | 2030-2031 | |
| 31 | Carey Price | NMC | G | 37 | UFA | $10,500,000 | ||||||
| # | Free Agents | Clause | Position | Age | Expires As | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | 2028-2029 | 2029-2030 | 2030-2031 | |
| 51 |
Emil Heineman
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LW | 23 | RFA | ||||||||
| 47 |
Jayden Struble
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D | 23 | RFA | ||||||||
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Jakub Dobeš
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G | 24 | RFA | ||||||||
| 55 | Michael Pezzetta | LW | 27 | UFA | ||||||||
| 40 | Joel Armia | RW | 32 | UFA | ||||||||
| 28 | Christian Dvorak | LW | 29 | UFA | ||||||||
| 58 | David Savard | D | 34 | UFA |
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Non-Roster
Money in parentheses is the base NHL cap hit
| Non-roster | Position | Age | Expires As | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | 2028-2029 | 2029-2030 | 2030-2031 | ||
| Rafaël Harvey-Pinard | LW | 26 | RFA | ||||||||
| Sean Farrell | C | 23 | RFA | ||||||||
| Xavier Simoneau | C | 24 | RFA | ||||||||
| Gustav Lindström | D | 26 | RFA | ||||||||
| Noel Hoefenmayer | D | 26 | RFA | ||||||||
| William Trudeau | D | 22 | RFA | ||||||||
| Cayden Primeau | G | 25 | RFA | ||||||||
| Alex Barré-Boulet | C | 28 | UFA | ||||||||
| Brandon Gignac | C | 27 | UFA | ||||||||
| Connor Hughes | G | 28 | UFA | ||||||||
Reserve Rights
| Player | Age | Position | Expiration | Draft | Pick | |
| Cayden Primeau | 25 | G | Qualifying Offer | 2017 | 199 OA (round 7) |
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| Emil Heineman | 23 | LW | Qualifying Offer | 2020 | 43 OA (round 2) |
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| Gustav Lindström | 26 | D | Qualifying Offer | 2017 | 38 OA (round 2) |
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| Jakub Dobeš | 24 | G | Qualifying Offer | 2020 | 136 OA (round 5) |
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| Jayden Struble | 23 | D | Qualifying Offer | 2019 | 46 OA (round 2) |
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| Noel Hoefenmayer | 26 | D | Qualifying Offer | 2017 | 108 OA (round 4) |
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| Rafaël Harvey-Pinard | 26 | LW | Qualifying Offer | 2019 | 201 OA (round 7) |
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| Sean Farrell | 23 | C | Qualifying Offer | 2020 | 124 OA (round 4) |
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| William Trudeau | 22 | D | Qualifying Offer | 2021 | 113 OA (round 4) |
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| Xavier Simoneau | 24 | C | Qualifying Offer | 2021 | 191 OA (round 6) |
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| 2025 Expiration | ||||||
| Quentin Miller | 20 | G | 2025-07-01 | 2023 | 128 OA (round 4) |
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| 2026 Expiration | ||||||
| Owen Protz | 19 | D | 2026-06-01 | 2024 | 102 OA (round 4) |
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| Vinzenz Rohrer | 20 | C | 2026-06-01 | 2022 | 75 OA (round 3) |
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| Jack Smith | 22 | C | 2026-08-15 | 2020 | 102 OA (round 4) |
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| Luke Mittelstadt | 22 | D | 2026-08-15 | 2023 | 197 OA (round 7) |
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| 2027 Expiration | ||||||
| Filip Eriksson | 20 | C | 2027-06-01 | 2023 | 165 OA (round 6) |
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| Emmett Croteau | 21 | G | 2027-08-15 | 2022 | 162 OA (round 6) |
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| Sam Harris | 21 | LW | 2027-08-15 | 2023 | 133 OA (round 5) |
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| 2028 Expiration | ||||||
| Aatos Koivu | 18 | C | 2028-06-01 | 2024 | 70 OA (round 3) |
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| Mikus Vecvanags | 19 | G | 2028-06-01 | 2024 | 134 OA (round 5) |
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| Rasmus Bergqvist | 20 | D | 2028-06-01 | 2024 | 224 OA (round 7) |
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| 2029 Expiration | ||||||
| Ben Merrill | 19 | C | 2029-08-15 | 2024 | 166 OA (round 6) |
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| Logan Sawyer | 19 | C | 2029-08-15 | 2024 | 78 OA (round 3) |
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| Michael Hage | 19 | C | 2029-08-15 | 2024 | 21 OA (round 1) |
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| Other Expiration | ||||||
| Alexander Gordin | 23 | RW | Indefinite | 2020 | 171 OA (round 6) |
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| Bogdan Konyushkov | 22 | D | Indefinite | 2023 | 110 OA (round 4) |
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| Dmitri Kostenko | 22 | D | Indefinite | 2021 | 87 OA (round 3) |
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| Jakov Novak | 26 | LW | Indefinite | 2018 | 188 OA (round 7) |
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| Makar Khanin | 20 | R | Indefinite | 2024 | 210 OA (round 7) |
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| Ty Smilanic | 23 | C | Indefinite | 2020 | 74 OA (round 3) |
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| Yevgeni Volokhin | 20 | G | Indefinite | 2023 | 144 OA (round 5) |
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