Taylor Hall is going to be one of the top free agents in 2020 and the Montreal Canadiens are one of the teams that are rumored to be after him. The Thing is that Montreal already has Tomas Tatar and Jonathan Drouin at LW, why would they need Taylor Hall? Well to put is simply, the Canadiens lack a star forward and Taylor Hall would provide that star power up front.
If the Canadiens do end up signing Taylor Hall, the Canadiens would need to trade either one of those two players to address other needs on the roster.
Before the 2020 draft, the Canadiens make a few trades:
Montreal Canadiens trade Tomas Tatar, Max Domi to the Nashville Predators for Eeli Tolvanen, 1st round pick 2020.
Nashville Needs skilled wingers with Mikael Granlund and Craig Smith leaving in Free Agency, so adding Tatar and Domi will more than fill that void. For Montreal, the get a young forward in Tolvanen and a 1st round pick.
Montreal also trades Jeff Petry, Jonathan Drouin, Ryan Poehling, 1st round pick 2021 to the Carolina Hurricanes for Dougie Hamilton, Ryan Suzuki.
The Canadiens really need to sure up their defense and Dougie Hamilton is just what the Doctor ordered, so even if Weber is injured, they have a reliable number 1 defenseman. On the other side of the trade, the Canes get a top 4 defenseman in Jeff Petry, a top 6 forward in Jonathan Drouin, a potential top 6 forward in Ryan Poehling and a 1st round pick.
Paul Byron, Victor Mete are dealt to the Detroit Red Wings for Dmytro Timashov, 3rd round pick 2020.
Victor Mete and Paul Byron don't really fit with the Canadiens anymore but they will be really useful on a Red Wings team in need of any help they can get.
At the 2020 draft, Montreal trades picks 47, 48, 64, 77 San Jose Sharks for pick 31
2020 Draft results:
11 (from NSH)-Braden Schneider
15-Dylan Holloway
31 (from SJ)-Brendan Brisson
Montreal drafts a top 4 defenseman in Braden Schneider and a solid a top 6 center in Brendan Brisson.
In Free Agency, Montreal Canadiens sign Taylor Hall to a 7 yr deal worth 10.5 million per season.
Taylor Hall gives the Canadiens a true star forward, something they haven't had in a long time, the contract isn't ideal but that's what the market is for a player of his caliber.
Montreal Canadiens sign Evgenii Dadonov to a 5 yr deal worth 6 million per season.
Dadonov gives the Canadiens another highly skilled forward to play in the top 6 and help out the powerplay.
Montreal signs Radko Gudas to a 3 yr deal worth 3.25 million per season.
Radko Gudas gives the Canadiens more toughness on the backend and makes a great third pair defenseman.
Mattias Janmark, Trevor Lewis, Tomas Nosek to 2 yr deals worth 1.5 million per season per season.
Janmark, Lewis and Nosek would form the newly constructed 4th line for the Canadiens and they could all play a huge role come playoff time.
The Montreal Canadiens make it to the Conference finals in the 2020-21 season but they lose to the Tampa Bay Lightning in 6 games.
Before the expansion draft, Montreal makes one trade:
Montreal Canadiens trade Phillip Danault, Artturi Lehkonen, Ben Chiarot to the Florida Panthers for Owen Tippett, Lucas Wallmark, 3rd round pick 2021.
With this trade, the Panthers address a need at Center, Left wing and Left D, which should help them moving forward; for the Canadiens, they get Owen Tippett a very talented scoring winger, Lucas Wallmark, a 3rd line center and a 3rd round pick.
Montreal Canadiens lose Eeli Tolvanen to the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft.
Before the 2021 draft, two trade are made:
Brendan Gallagher is traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for 1st round pick 2021 in a sign and trade.
The Canadiens already have more talented wingers locked up and more talented wingers coming up so Gallagher is dealt for a 1st round pick.
Shea Weber is traded to the Anaheim Ducks for 2nd round pick 2022, 3rd round pick 2023. If Anaheim Makes the playoffs, 2nd round pick becomes a 1st round pick.
The Ducks get a veteran defenseman that completes the top 4, while the Canadiens get to dump Webers salary and get some picks out of it.
At the 2021 draft, Montreal trades picks 60, 77, 92 to the Dallas Stars for pick 48
2021 draft results:
19 (from CBJ)-Fabian Lysell
48-Graham Sward
The Canadiens draft Fabian Lysell a very skilled and talented swedish winger and Graham Sward, a solid defenseman, to add to their already stacked prospect pool.
Montreal Canadiens buyout Karl Alzner because they need the cap space to re-sign some players.
Montreal Canadiens re-sign Dougie Hamilton to a 8 yr deal worth 8.5 million per season.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi is re-signed to 5 yr deal worth 5.2 million per season, Lucas Wallmark is re-signed to a 3 yr deal worth 2.5 million per season.
Canadiens don't re-sign Jake Allen because Cayden Primeau should be NHL ready by the 2021-22 season.
All other RFAs are re-signed by the Montreal Canadiens.
The Montreal Canadiens take a step back in the 2021-22 season and lose in the second round of the playoffs to the New York Rangers.
The Anaheim Ducks did make the playoffs in the 2021-22 season, so the Canadiens get their 2022 first round pick.
Before the 2022 draft, Montreal Canadiens make one trade:
Montreal Canadiens trade Evgenii Dadonov to the Calgary Flames for 1st round pick 2022.
The Flames need a skilled winger to play in their top 6 and Dadonov fits that bill; on the other side of the trade, Montreal gets a 1st round pick.
At the 2022 draft, Montreal trades picks 13, 18, 22 to the Florida Panthers for pick 5.
2022 draft results:
5-Rutger McGroarty
Montreal lands a very dynamic goal scoring center in Rutger McGroarty adding to their very talented young core.
Montreal Canadiens re-sign Nick Suzuki to a 6 yr deal worth 5.5 million per season.
Alexander Romanov is re-signed to a 3 yr deal worth 3.5 million per season, Owen Tippett is re-signed to a 2 yr deal worth 2.75 million per season.
All other RFAs are re-signed by the Montreal Canadiens.
The Montreal Canadiens win the presidents trophy in the 2022-23 season with the NHL's best record in the regular season but lose in the Stanley cup finals to the Colorado Avalanche.
Montreal Canadiens re-sign Ryan Suzuki to a 2 yr deal worth 2.8 million per season.
All other RFAs are re-signed by the Montreal Canadiens.
Montreal Canadiens sign Scott Mayfield to a 4 yr deal worth 2 million per season.
Mayfield gives the Canadiens a veteran third pair defenseman that plays physical and can kill penalties.
By the 2023-24 season, the Montreal Canadiens have built a very dangerous contending team.
2023-24 Montreal Canadiens:
T.Hall-J.Kotkaniemi-C.Caufield
F.Lysell-R.McGroarty-N.Suzuki
D.Holloway-Br.Brisson-O.Tippett
T.Timoshov-L.Wallmark-R.Suzuki
A.Romanov-D.Hamilton
J.Edmundson-B.Schneider
G.Sward-S.Mayfield
C.Price
C.Primeau
The Montreal Canadiens have built a deadly young team that has the potential to win a few cups within the next few years.
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