{"id":43500,"date":"2025-08-04T01:38:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T01:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/43500\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T01:38:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T01:38:15","slug":"canadiens-and-hurricanes-pull-off-massive-home-run-moves-involving-five-star-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/43500\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadiens and Hurricanes Pull Off Massive Home Run Moves Involving Five Star Players"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo credit: NHL<\/p>\n

We mentioned it in the past few hours, but Kent Hughes is excellent at pulling off good trades for the Montreal Canadiens.<\/p>\n

However, that’s not his greatest strength.. at least, in my humble opinion! His biggest strength so far lies in contract signings.<\/p>\n

I don’t think people fully realize just how well-positioned the Montreal Canadiens are for the future when it comes to their salary cap.<\/p>\n

Read the following carefully (this also applies to the Carolina Hurricanes)…<\/p>\n

“Assuming the cap continues to grow, by 2029-30 this group of players (Aho, Ehlers, Slavin, Jarvis, Miller, Stankoven, Blake) will have an average cap hit that’s the equivalent of $5 million under last year’s cap.”<\/p>\n

– JFresh<\/p>\n

And it’s the same for the Canadiens!<\/p>\n

“The Habs are in a similar situation; in 2029-30, the group of Suzuki, Caufield, Slafkovsky, Dobson, and Guhle will be making around ~31% of the cap. That’s on average the equivalent of about $5.5M under last year’s cap each.<\/p>\n

– JFresh<\/p>\n

A brilliant move by Kent Hughes and the Montreal Canadiens when it comes to salary structure<\/p>\n

This confirms exactly what we thought!<\/p>\n

Do you realize how much this could completely change everything for the Canadiens?<\/p>\n

It’s as if, last season, all of these players were making $5.5 million a year.<\/p>\n

That’s an absolute steal for the Montreal Canadiens. It’s brilliant cap management by Kent Hughes, and it could allow the Habs to go after a few more big swings.<\/p>\n

At the very least, they’ll have the cap space to do it.<\/p>\n

Previously on HabsFanatics<\/p>\n

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