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Montreal Canadiens Salary Cap Crunch Explained 🚨 | LTIR, Trades & What’s Next for the Habs

The Montreal Canadiens salary cap situation is becoming one of the biggest storylines around the team — and it could have a major impact on future trades, roster moves, and deadline flexibility.

In this video, we break down:

💰 The Canadiens’ current salary cap crunch

🏥 Which Habs players are on LTIR and what that actually means

📊 How LTIR impacts Montreal’s trade options

🔄 Whether the Canadiens are limited in making future deals

⏳ What this means heading toward the NHL trade deadline

🧠 How Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton may navigate the cap moving forward

We explain how LTIR works in the NHL, why it’s not “free cap space,” and how it affects Montreal’s ability to add salary, retain money, or take contracts back in trades. With several contracts tied up and key decisions ahead, this cap situation could shape the Canadiens’ rebuild sooner than expected.

Whether you’re a Habs fan, an NHL cap nerd, or just trying to understand how the Canadiens can (or can’t) make trades, this is a must-watch breakdown.

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