Good article by Scott Billeck. I think its fair to say up to 33% dont want any help, they dont want to be moved and its people like that the city will have the biggest trouble dealing with.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/canadiens-acquire-noah-dobson-from-islanders/
New Montreal Canadiens defenceman Noah Dobson is signing an eight-year deal worth $9.5 million per season, TSN Hockey Insider Chris Johnston confirms.
The deal makes Dobson the joint-14th highest-paid blueliner in the NHL.
Can’t see them changing from each team playing 26 divisional games, 24 intra-conference games, and 32 outside-their-conference games, which results in…every team in the league playing every other team at least twice.