Montréal Canadiens | Salary cap and contracts

Cap Hit	Cap Space	LTIR	Roster	Contracts	Carryover Bonuses
$88,399,583	-$399,583	$0	22/23	43/50	$1,022,500

Year	RD 1ROUND 1	RD 2ROUND 2	RD 3ROUND 3	RD 4ROUND 4
2025	*	*	**	*
2026				*
2027

forwards (13 - $55,062,500)	Years Remaining	Terms	POS	Status	Acquired	Age	Cap%	Cap%	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Laine, Patrik	2 UFA	M-NTC	LW, RW	NHL	Trade	26	9.9		$8,700,000 $8,700,000 $9,100,000 $7,100,000 $2,000,000 $0 $0	$8,700,000 $8,700,000 $9,100,000 $7,100,000 $2,000,000 $0 $0	UFA
Suzuki, Nick "C"	6 UFA		C, RW	NHL	Trade	25	8.9		$7,875,000 $7,875,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $0 $0	$7,875,000 $7,875,000 $8,750,000 $8,750,000 $0 $0	$7,875,000 $7,875,000 $6,250,000 $6,250,000 $0 $0 $0	$7,875,000 $7,875,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $0 $0 $0	$7,875,000 $7,875,000 $6,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $0 $0	$7,875,000 $7,875,000 $6,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $0 $0
Caufield, Cole	7 UFA		RW, LW	NHL	Draft	23	8.9		$7,850,000 $7,850,000 $9,975,000 $4,975,000 $5,000,000 $0	$7,850,000 $7,850,000 $9,975,000 $9,975,000 $0 $0	$7,850,000 $7,850,000 $8,705,000 $8,705,000 $0 $0	$7,850,000 $7,850,000 $6,215,000 $6,215,000 $0 $0	$7,850,000 $7,850,000 $5,985,000 $5,985,000 $0 $0 $0	$7,850,000 $7,850,000 $5,985,000 $5,985,000 $0 $0 $0
Gallagher, Brendan "A"	3 UFA	M-NTC, NMC	RW	NHL	Draft	32	7.4		$6,500,000 $6,500,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $0 $0 $0	$6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $0 $0 $0	$6,500,000 $6,500,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $0 $0 $0	UFA
Anderson, Josh	3 UFA	M-NTC	RW, LW	NHL	Trade	30	6.3		$5,500,000 $5,500,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $0 $0 $0	$5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $0 $0 $0	$5,500,000 $5,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $0 $0 $0	UFA
Dvorak, Christian	1 UFA	M-NTC	C	NHL	Trade	28	5.1		$4,450,000 $4,450,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 $0 $0 $0	UFA
Armia, Joel	1 UFA		LW, RW	NHL	Trade	31	3.9		$3,400,000 $3,400,000 $3,800,000 $3,800,000 $0 $0	UFA
Dach, Kirby	2 RFA		RW, C	NHL	Trade	23	3.8		$3,362,500 $3,362,500 $2,850,000 $2,850,000 $0 $0	$3,362,500 $3,362,500 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $0 $0	RFA
Newhook, Alex	3 RFA		C, LW, RW	NHL	Trade	23	3.3		$2,900,000 $2,900,000 $3,300,000 $3,300,000 $0 $0	$2,900,000 $2,900,000 $2,700,000 $2,700,000 $0 $0	$2,900,000 $2,900,000 $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $0 $0	RFA
Evans, Jake	1 UFA		C, RW	NHL	Draft	28	1.9		$1,700,000 $1,700,000 $1,700,000 $1,700,000 $0 $0	UFA
Harvey-Pinard, Rafael	1 RFA		C, RW, LW	NHL	Draft	25	1.3		$1,100,000 $1,100,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $0 $0	RFA
Slafkovsky, Juraj	9 UFA	ELC	LW	NHL	Draft	20	1.1		$950,000 $4,450,000 $950,000 $855,000 $95,000 $3,500,000	$7,600,000 $7,600,000 $10,000,000 $3,000,000 $7,000,000 $0	$7,600,000 $7,600,000 $10,000,000 $7,000,000 $3,000,000 $0	$7,600,000 $7,600,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 $0 $0	$7,600,000 $7,600,000 $7,800,000 $7,800,000 $0 $0	$7,600,000 $7,600,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $0 $0
Barré-Boulet, Alex	1 UFA		C, RW, LW	NHL	Signed	27	0.9		$775,000 $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 $0 $0	UFA
TOTAL						26.2		0.0 %	$55,062,500	$50,287,500	$38,225,000	$23,325,000	$23,325,000	$23,325,000

defense (7 - $13,505,833)	Years Remaining	Terms	POS	Status	Acquired	Age	Cap%	Cap%	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Matheson, Mike "A"	2 UFA	M-NTC	LD	NHL	Trade	30	5.5		$4,875,000 $4,875,000 $6,500,000 $4,000,000 $2,500,000 $0 $0	$4,875,000 $4,875,000 $6,500,000 $4,500,000 $2,000,000 $0 $0	UFA
Savard, David	1 UFA		RD, LD	NHL	Signed	33	4.0		$3,500,000 $3,500,000 $2,800,000 $2,300,000 $500,000 $0	UFA
Xhekaj, Arber	2 RFA		LD, RD	NHL	Signed	23	1.5		$1,300,000 $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $0 $0	$1,300,000 $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $0 $0	RFA
Barron, Justin	2 RFA		RD, LD	NHL	Trade	22	1.3		$1,150,000 $1,150,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $0 $0	$1,150,000 $1,150,000 $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $0 $0	RFA
Hutson, Lane	2 RFA	ELC	LD	NHL	Draft	20	1.1		$950,000 $1,333,333 $950,000 $855,000 $95,000 $750,000	$950,000 $1,333,333 $950,000 $855,000 $95,000 $850,000	RFA
Struble, Jayden	1 RFA	ELC	RD, LD	NHL	Draft	23	1.0		$867,500 $925,000 $867,500 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500	RFA
Guhle, Kaiden	7 UFA	ELC	LD, RD	NHL	Draft	22	1.0		$863,333 $1,283,333 $832,500 $832,500 $0 $420,000	$5,550,000 $5,550,000 $7,000,000 $2,000,000 $5,000,000 $0	$5,550,000 $5,550,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 $0 $0	$5,550,000 $5,550,000 $6,550,000 $6,550,000 $0 $0	$5,550,000 $5,550,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $0 $0	$5,550,000 $5,550,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $0 $0 $0
TOTAL						24.7		0.0 %	$13,505,833	$13,825,000	$5,550,000	$5,550,000	$5,550,000	$5,550,000

goalies (2 - $4,040,000)	Years Remaining	POS	Status	Acquired	Age	Cap%	Cap%	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Montembeault, Sam	3 UFA	G	NHL	Waivers claim	27	3.6		$3,150,000 $3,150,000 $4,000,000 $3,000,000 $1,000,000 $0	$3,150,000 $3,150,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $0 $0	$3,150,000 $3,150,000 $2,450,000 $2,450,000 $0 $0	UFA
Primeau, Cayden	1 RFA	G	NHL	Draft	25	1.0		$890,000 $890,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $0 $0	RFA
TOTAL					26.0		0.0 %	$4,040,000	$3,150,000	$3,150,000	$0	$0	$0

long-term injured reserve (1 - $10,500,000)	Years Remaining	Terms	POS	Status	Acquired	Age	Cap%	Cap%	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Price, Carey	2 UFA	NMC	G	LTIR Candidate	Draft	37	11.9		$10,500,000 $10,500,000 $7,500,000 $2,000,000 $5,500,000 $0 $0	$10,500,000 $10,500,000 $7,500,000 $2,000,000 $5,500,000 $0 $0	UFA
TOTAL						37.0		0.0 %	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	$0	$0	$0	$0

dead cap

retained salary (2 - $4,268,750)	Years Remaining	Terms	POS	Status	Acquired	Age	Cap%	Cap%	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Petry, Jeff	1 UFA	RSM-NTC, NMC	RD	NHL	Trade	36	7.1		$2,343,750 $2,343,750 $1,875,000 $1,125,000 $750,000 $0 $0	UFA
Allen, Jake	1 UFA		G	NHL	Trade	34	4.4		$1,925,000 $1,925,000 $1,650,000 $1,150,000 $500,000 $0 $0	UFA
TOTAL						35.0		0.0 %	$4,268,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

non-roster

forwards (15 - $12,854,167)	Years Remaining	Terms	POS	Status	Acquired	Age	Cap%	Cap%	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Kapanen, Oliver	3 RFA	ELC	C	Minor	Draft	21	1.1		$925,000 $1,208,333 $925,000 $832,500 $92,500 $0	$925,000 $1,208,333 $925,000 $832,500 $92,500 $637,500	$925,000 $1,208,333 $925,000 $832,500 $92,500 $850,000	RFA
Tuch, Luke	2 RFA	ELC	LW	Minor	Draft	22	1.0		$912,500 $925,000 $900,000 $807,500 $92,500 $25,000	$912,500 $925,000 $925,000 $832,500 $92,500 $0	RFA
Farrell, Sean	1 10.2(c)	ELC	RW, LW	Minor	Draft	22	1.0		$897,500 $1,139,367 $925,000 $832,500 $92,500 $500,000	10.2(c)
Heineman, Emil	1 RFA	ELC	LW, RW	Minor	Trade	22	1.0		$897,500 $925,000 $925,000 $832,500 $92,500 $0	RFA
Mesar, Filip	3 RFA	ELC	RW, C	Junior	Draft	20	1.0		$886,667 $886,667 $950,000 $855,000 $95,000 $0	$886,667 $886,667 $855,000 $855,000 $0 $0	$886,667 $886,667 $855,000 $855,000 $0 $0	RFA
Xhekaj, Florian	3 RFA	ELC	LW, RW	Minor	Draft	20	1.0		$866,667 $920,000 $870,000 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000	$866,667 $920,000 $870,000 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000	$866,667 $920,000 $860,000 $775,000 $85,000 $0	RFA
Perreault, Jacob	1 RFA	ELC	RW	Minor	Trade	22	1.0		$863,333 $863,333 $832,500 $832,500 $0 $0	RFA
Davidson, Jared	2 RFA	ELC	C	Minor	Draft	22	1.0		$862,500 $880,000 $860,000 $775,000 $85,000 $0	$862,500 $880,000 $865,000 $775,000 $90,000 $35,000	RFA
Simoneau, Xavier	1 RFA	ELC	LW, RW	Minor	Draft	23	1.0		$855,000 $855,000 $855,000 $775,000 $80,000 $0	RFA
Beck, Owen	3 RFA	ELC	C	Junior	Draft	20	1.0		$853,333 $886,667 $870,000 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000	$853,333 $886,667 $835,000 $835,000 $0 $20,000	$853,333 $886,667 $855,000 $855,000 $0 $0	RFA
Kidney, Riley	2 RFA	ELC	C	Minor	Draft	21	1.0		$836,667 $902,500 $867,500 $775,000 $92,500 $57,500	$836,667 $902,500 $775,000 $775,000 $0 $57,500	RFA
Roy, Joshua	2 RFA	ELC	RW, LW	Minor	Draft	21	0.9		$835,000 $881,667 $860,000 $775,000 $85,000 $0	$835,000 $881,667 $775,000 $775,000 $0 $0	RFA
Pezzetta, Michael	1 UFA		LW, RW	Minor	Draft	26	0.9		$812,500 $812,500 $825,000 $825,000 $0 $0	UFA
Condotta, Lucas	1 UFA		C, LW	Minor	Signed	26	0.9		$775,000 $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 $0 $0	UFA
Gignac, Brandon	1 UFA		C	Minor	Signed	26	0.9		$775,000 $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 $0 $0	UFA
TOTAL						22.3		0.0 %	$12,854,167	$6,978,334	$3,531,667	$0	$0	$0

defense (4 - $3,546,667)	Years Remaining	Terms	POS	Status	Acquired	Age	Cap%	Cap%	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Reinbacher, David	3 RFA	ELC	RD	Minor	Draft	19	1.0		$918,333 $2,085,000 $950,000 $855,000 $95,000 $1,000,000	$918,333 $2,085,000 $950,000 $855,000 $95,000 $1,000,000	$918,333 $2,085,000 $855,000 $855,000 $0 $1,500,000	RFA
Engstrom, Adam	3 RFA	ELC	LD	Minor	Draft	20	1.0		$896,667 $950,000 $870,000 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000	$896,667 $950,000 $870,000 $775,000 $95,000 $80,000	$896,667 $950,000 $950,000 $855,000 $95,000 $0	RFA
Mailloux, Logan	2 RFA	ELC	RD	Minor	Draft	21	1.0		$875,000 $902,500 $925,000 $832,500 $92,500 $0	$875,000 $902,500 $832,500 $832,500 $0 $0	RFA
Trudeau, William	1 RFA	ELC	LD	Minor	Draft	21	1.0		$856,667 $903,333 $860,000 $775,000 $85,000 $0	RFA
TOTAL						20.3		0.0 %	$3,546,667	$2,690,000	$1,815,000	$0	$0	$0

goalies (2 - $1,700,000)	Years Remaining	Terms	POS	Status	Acquired	Age	Cap%	Cap%	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029-30
Dobes, Jakub	1 RFA	ELC	G	Minor	Draft	23	1.1		$925,000 $925,000 $925,000 $832,500 $92,500 $0	RFA
Hughes, Connor	1 UFA		G	Minor	Signed	28	0.9		$775,000 $775,000 $775,000 $775,000 $0 $0	UFA
TOTAL						25.5		0.0 %	$1,700,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Unsigned Players

These are players whose rights are held by the team until the date listed.

Reserve List (25)	AGE	POS	DRAFTED BY	DRAFT YEAR	ROUND	OVERALL	MUST SIGN BY
Bergqvist, Rasmus	19	LD	MTL	2024	7	224	Jun. 1, 2028
Demidov, Ivan	18	RW	MTL	2024	1	5	-
Hage, Michael	18	C	MTL	2024	1	21	Aug. 15, 2028
Khanin, Makar	19	LW	MTL	2024	7	210	-
Koivu, Aatos	18	C	MTL	2024	3	70	Jun. 1, 2028
Merrill, Ben	18	C	MTL	2024	6	166	Aug. 15, 2029
Protz, Owen	18	LD	MTL	2024	4	102	Jun. 1, 2026
Sawyer, Logan	18	C	MTL	2024	3	78	Aug. 15, 2028
Thorpe, Tyler	19	RW	MTL	2024	5	130	Jun. 1, 2026
Vecvanags, Mikus	18	G	MTL	2024	5	134	Jun. 1, 2028
Eriksson, Filip	19	C	MTL	2023	6	165	Jun. 1, 2027
Fowler, Jacob	19	G	MTL	2023	3	69	Aug. 15, 2027
Harris, Sam	20	LW	MTL	2023	5	133	Aug. 15, 2027
Konyushkov, Bogdan	21	RD	MTL	2023	4	110	-
Miller, Quentin	19	G	MTL	2023	4	128	Jun. 1, 2025
Mittelstadt, Luke	21	LD	MTL	2023	7	197	Aug. 15, 2026
Volokhin, Yevgeni	19	G	MTL	2023	5	144	-
Croteau, Emmett	20	G	MTL	2022	6	162	Aug. 15, 2027
Rohrer, Vinzenz	20	RW, C	MTL	2022	3	75	Jun. 1, 2026
Kostenko, Dmitri	21	RD	MTL	2021	3	87	-
Sobolev, Daniil	21	RD	MTL	2021	5	142	-
Vrbetic, Joe	21	G	MTL	2021	7	214	Jun. 1, 2025
Gordin, Alexander	23	C	MTL	2020	6	171	-
Smilanic, Ty	22	C, LW, RW	FLA	2020	3	74	-
Smith, Jack	22	C, LW, RW	MTL	2020	4	102	Aug. 15, 2026

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Unsigned Players