Montreal Canadiens Salary Information


1	Montreal Canadiens
2
3	Player	AAV	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27
4	Karl Alzner	4,625,000	4,625,000	3,000,000	3,500,000	UFA
5	Joel Armia	2,600,000	2,800,000	2,400,000	UFA
6	Paul Byron	3,400,000	4,000,000	2,800,000	4,000,000	2,800,000	UFA
7	Ben Chiarot	3,500,000	3,500,000	3,500,000	3,500,000	UFA
8	Phillip Danault	3,083,333	3,000,000	3,250,000	UFA
9	Max Domi	3,150,000	3,150,000	RFA*
10	Jonathan Drouin	5,500,000	5,500,000	4,500,000	5,500,000	5,500,000	UFA
11	Brendan Gallagher	3,750,000	4,000,000	2,750,000	UFA
12	Ilya Kovalchuk	350,000	350,000	Retention-50%
13	Brett Kulak	1,850,000	1,950,000	1,400,000	2,200,000	UFA
14	Artturi Lehkonen	2,400,000	2,400,000	2,400,000	RFA*
15	Charlie Lindgren	750,000	750,000	750,000	UFA
16	Steve Mason - buyout	1,366,667	1,366,667	Buyout
17	Victor Mete	870,000	760,000	RFA
18	Xavier Ouellet	700,000	700,000	RFA*
19	Jeff Petry	5,500,000	4,000,000	4,000,000	UFA
20	Carey Price	10,500,000	15,000,000	9,750,000	13,000,000	7,750,000	8,500,000	7,500,000	7,500,000	UFA
21	Cayden Primeau	966,667	792,500	925,000	925,000	RFA
22	Marco Scandella	2,000,000	2,375,000	Retention-50%
23	Nick Suzuki	1,325,833	925,000	832,500	832,500	RFA
24	Tomas Tatar	4,800,000	5,500,000	4,200,000	UFA
25	Jordan Weal	1,400,000	1,300,000	1,500,000	UFA
26	Shea Weber	7,857,143	6,000,000	6,000,000	6,000,000	3,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000	UFA
27	Dale Weise	2,350,000	1,750,000	UFA
28	Totals	74,594,643	76,494,167	53,957,500	39,457,500	19,050,000	9,500,000	8,500,000	8,500,000	0
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30	Trade Restrictions
31	Karl Alzner (7-team NTC)
32	Ben Chiarot (10-team NTC)
33	Jonathan Drouin (No NTC through 2020-21, can block a trade to 3 teams in 2021-22/2022-23)
34	Jeff Petry (Full NMC, 15-team NTC)
35	Carey Price (NMC)
36
37	Retention
38	Vegas is retaining 9.434% ($500,000) of Tatar's contract each year
39
40	AAV includes all potential performance bonuses.


1	Laval, Other Signed Prospects
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3	Player	AAV	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23
4	Alexandre Alain	776,667	770,000	760,000	RFA
5	Alex Belzile	700,000	700,000	700,000	UFA
6	Joseph Blandisi	700,000	700,000	RFA
7	Josh Brook	910,833	792,500	792,500	800,000	RFA
8	Laurent Dauphin	700,000	700,000	700,000	RFA*
9	Vasili Demchenko	925,000	Unsigned	792,500	UFA
10	Jake Evans	1,350,000	925,000	RFA
11	Christian Folin	800,000	800,000	UFA
12	Cale Fleury	883,333	792,500	780,000	RFA
13	Cam Hillis	910,000	Unsigned	792,500	842,500	880,000
14	Charles Hudon	800,000	800,000	RFA*
15	Noah Juulsen	1,063,333	832,500	RFA
16	Keith Kinkaid	1,750,000	1,750,000	UFA
17	Arsen Khisamutdinov	795,000	Unsigned	770,000	820,000
18	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	3,425,000	925,000	925,000	RFA
19	Otto Leskinen	925,000	925,000	925,000	RFA
20	Jacob Lucchini	925,000	792,500	RFA*
21	Aaron Luchuk	925,000	700,000	RFA
22	Michael McNiven	718,888	700,000	RFA
23	Gustav Olofsson	700,000	700,000	750,000	RFA*
24	Michael Pezzetta	743,333	760,000	750,000	RFA
25	Ryan Poehling	1,491,667	925,000	925,000	RFA
26	Alexander Romanov	1,177,500	832,500	925,000	925,000	RFA
27	Andrew Sturtz	925,000	792,500	RFA
28	Joel Teasdale	786,667	770,000	760,000	750,000	RFA
29	Lukas Vejdemo	925,000	842,500	RFA*
30	Hayden Verbeek	776,667	770,000	760,000	RFA
31	Antoine Waked	726,667	750,000	RFA
32	Jesse Ylonen	925,000	Unsigned	792,500	925,000	925,000
33	Totals	29,160,554	20,747,500	13,600,000	5,062,500	1,805,000
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35	Alzner, Kinkaid, and Weise's cap hit decreases by $1.025 million than the amount listed above while in the AHL.


1	Potential Performance Bonuses
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3	Player	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23
4	Josh Brook	182,500	132,500	32,500	RFA
5	Vasili Demchenko	Unsigned	132,500	UFA
6	Jake Evans	425,000	RFA
7	Cale Fleury	132,500	20,000	RFA
8	Cam Hillis	Unsigned	132,500	82,500	0
9	Noah Juulsen	175,000	RFA
10	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	2,500,000	2,500,000	RFA
11	Jacob Lucchini	132,500	RFA
12	Aaron Luchuk	132,500	RFA
13	Ryan Poehling	850,000	850,000	RFA
14	Cayden Primeau	257,500	0	0	RFA
15	Alexander Romanov	0	212,500	637,500	RFA
16	Andrew Sturtz	132,500	RFA
17	Nick Suzuki	425,000	425,000	537,500	RFA
18	Joel Teasdale	70,000	0	0	RFA
19	Lukas Vejdemo	82,500	RFA
20	Jesse Ylonen	Unsigned	132,500	0	0
21	Totals	5,497,500	4,537,500	1,290,000	0
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23	Brook and Teasdale's bonuses are all GP-based.


1	AHL Salaries
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3	Player	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2019-20
4	Alexandre Alain	70,000	70,000	RFA
5	Alex Belzile	175,000	225,000	UFA
6	Joseph Blandisi	200,000	RFA*
7	Josh Brook	70,000	70,000	70,000	RFA
8	Laurent Dauphin	100,000	175,000	RFA*
9	Vasili Demchenko	Unsigned	70,000	UFA
10	Jake Evans	70,000	RFA
11	Cale Fleury	70,000	70,000	RFA
12	Cam Hillis	Unsigned	70,000	70,000	70,000
13	Noah Juulsen	70,000	RFA
14	Arsen Khisamutdinov	Unsigned	70,000	70,000	RFA
15	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	70,000	70,000	RFA
16	Otto Leskinen	70,000	70,000	RFA
17	Jacob Lucchini	70,000	RFA*
18	Aaron Luchuk	70,000	RFA
19	Michael McNiven	65,000	RFA
20	Victor Mete	70,000	RFA
21	Gustav Olofsson	235,000	250,000	RFA*
22	Xavier Ouellet	300,000	RFA*
23	Michael Pezzetta	67,500	67,500	RFA
24	Ryan Poehling	70,000	70,000	RFA
25	Cayden Primeau	70,000	70,000	70,000	RFA
26	Alexander Romanov	70,000	70,000	70,000	RFA
27	Andrew Sturtz	70,000	RFA
28	Nick Suzuki	70,000	70,000	70,000	RFA
29	Joel Teasdale	70,000	70,000	70,000	RFA
30	Lukas Vejdemo	70,000	RFA*
31	Hayden Verbeek	70,000	70,000	RFA
32	Antoine Waked	67,500	RFA
33	Jesse Ylonen	Unsigned	70,000	70,000	70,000
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35	These amounts do not include any guaranteed money from Montreal in addition to their AHL pay.