Salary Cap Situation – source Cap Friendly
Projected Cap Hit: $72,437,975
Projected Cap Space: $7,062,025
Projected LTIR Used: $2
Current Cap Space: $7,062,025
Deadline Cap Space: $32,838,416
Todays Cap Hit: $72,437,975
Roster: 25/23
Contracts: 48/50
Offseason Moves – In/Out – source Sports Forecaster
In – Nick Suzuki, C – T – VGK
Tomas Tatar, LW/RW – T – VGK
Hunter Shinkaruk, LW/RW – T – Cgy
Michael Chaput, C/LW – FA – Chi
Kenny Agostino, LW – FA – Bos
Matthew Peca, C – FA – TB
Xavier Ouellet, D – FA – Det
Tomas Plekanec, C – FA – Tor
Joel Armia, RW – T – Wpg
Max Domi, LW/C – T – Ari
Michal Moravcik, D – FA
David Sklenicka, D – FA
Alexandre Alain, RW/C – FA
Out – Max Pacioretty, LW – T – VGK
Kerby Rychel, LW – T – Cgy
Tom Parisi, D – FA-Europe
Jeremy Gregoire, C – FA-Minors
Adam Cracknell, C/RW – FA – Tor
Zachary Fucale, G – FA – VGK
Daniel Carr, RW/LW – FA – VGK
Chris Terry, LW/RW – FA – Det
Simon Bourque, D – T – Wpg
Hayden Hawkey, G – T – Edm
Alex Galchenyuk, C/W – T – Ari
Markus Eisenschmid, C – FA-Europe
Projected Rosters –
2018 Free Agents
Unrestricted – Kenny Agostino, Jordie Benn, Paul Byron, Byron Froese, Antti Niemi, Tomas Plekanec, Matt Taormina
Restricted – Joel Armia, Daniel Audette, Charles Hudon, Artturi Lehkonen, Brett Lernout, Michael McCarron, Xavier Ouellet, Mike Reilly, Nikita Scherbak, Hunter Shinkaruk, Rinat Valiev
2018 Draft Picks
1st – MTL
2nd – MTL and CBJ
3rd – MTL
4th – MTL and CGY
5th – CHI and EDM
6th – MTL
7th – WPG
Top 10 Prospects – source McKeen’s Hockey
1. Jesperi Kotkaniemi – C
2. Ryan Poehling – C
3. Nikita Scherbak – LW/RW
4. Jake Evans – C
5. Jacob Olofsson – C
6. Jesse Ylonen – RW
7. Noah Juulsen – D
8. Cale Fleury – D
9. Cayden Primeau – G
10. Joni Ikonen – C/RW
Montreal Canadiens projections by Dom Luszczyszyn of The Athletic
