In a recent mailbag in The Athletic, McIndoe took a contrarian view of the Canadiens’ cap situation. Canadiens Face Massive ExitThe thing here isn’t that Caufield, or 100-point Selke winner Nick Suzuki, might request a trade. In fact, there’s no reason to believe that any of the Canadiens’ core players will give the organization a second hometown discount. The Habs will need to pay retroactively, or see core players leave. What to read next:Pressure Is on to Win NowIt might not look like it, but the Canadiens are in win-now mode.