Top 2 Montreal Canadiens players that should be traded this offseason

Christian Dvorak

Unfortunately, the Christian Dvorak experiment hasn't worked in Montreal. The Canadiens acquired him to give him a fresh start and he hasn't been able to turn his career around. Dvorak's contract will be off the books next season, but the Canadiens could use the $4.45 million cap hit if they are trying to be a contender.

Dvorak doesn't have a deserving spot in the lineup. The top two centers will be Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach/Alex Newhook. There's a belief that Dach and Newhook will play together on the second line with Patrik Laine, but the Canadiens could move Joshua Roy there to add depth down the lineup. That move would put Newhook as the third-line center, leaving Dvorak to play the middle on the fourth. The problem is that Dvorak doesn't have the skill set to be a fourth-line center, and Jake Evans would be the better fit.

That leaves Dvorak to play a fourth-line wing role or sit in the rafters as the healthy scratch. $4.45 million is too much to fill this role, and the Canadiens should find a way to move the contract.