It has been a busy off-season for the Montreal Canadiens, with extensions for core players and acquisitions of others to fill roster holes. The resulting feeling has generally been one of excitement for the next NHL campaign, with the team at the upper limit (actually slightly above it right now) for the first time in several years. At the same time, there’s now a bit of concern about how long this group can stay together given the state of the league with its flat cap.
For that reason, we’ll take a look beyond what is promising to be an entertaining season for the Habs once things get under way in January (or whenever it begins), and look ahead to the repercussions of this run of transactions on the roster in 2021-22.