Will the Canadiens Carey Price contract act soon? Which teams can they send it to? Discover it in the Labor Day edition of the NHL rumor mill.
Rg.org: Marco d’Amico reports sources claim the Montreal Canadiens Can trade Carey Price’s contract in the coming days.
Price, 38, has ended his career as a knee injury since 2022. He is in the last season of his contract, which has an average annual value of $ 10.5 million. In the actual salary, however, he owes $ 7.5 million, with $ 5.5 million paid as a signing bonus on 1 September.
Montreal Canadiens goalkeeper Carey Price (NHL images).
The Canadiens are $ 6 million on the salary limit for this season. They can stay above the cap with the price on LTIR, but they cannot be able to build up cap space during the season. Trading his contract would give those who give flexibility, making it easier to acquire talent if necessary before the March Handelsdeadline.
One source told D’Amico that he has heard Price’s contract in the game for a while, with speculation that things could shake on 1 September or shortly thereafter.
The Canadiens could try to kick Price’s contract to rebuild clubs. It would enable one of those teams to remain salary-cap-compatible if they send lace-up attackers through the Trade Deadline. With the price now only $ 2 million owes the actual salary, his contract for this season is becoming much more affordable.
Sources claim the San Jose Sharks are most mentioned as a destination. They are currently only $ 5 million on the minimum of $ 70.6 million salary cap for this season.
Note of the Spector: Speculation that the Canadiens could trade the price of the price to a reconstruction club has been percolved for weeks in the rumor mill. Now that his bonus has been paid, we will find out soon enough whether that suspicion is something.
The Canadiens may have to bundle a mid-range concept choice, perhaps a third-rounder, as a sweetener. Price has a full clause without movement, but it will not block a movement when it happens.
TVA Sport: Jean-Charles Lajoie also speculated that Price’s contract could be moved in 1 September. He also suggested that it could be part of a larger deal.
Lajoie claimed that the managing director of Canadiens Kent Hughes could be inclined to renounce concept choices, especially in the first round, to acquire a natural center.
The Canadiens are linked to Mason McTavish from the Anaheim Duck And Jared McCann from the Seattle Kraken. Nothing has been delivered so far.
Note from the Spector: the most important thing for the Canadiens is this season the cap of Price Hit from their books. It will give them a greater CAP flexibility to pursue a second-line center at any time in the season, although the longer they wait, the more cap-space they have through the Trade Deadline.
It would be an important step of Hughes if he could land McTavish, but a recent report by Eric Stephens from the Athletic indicated that the ducks are planning to sign the 22-year-old center again.
As far as McCann is concerned, the Kraken is reportedly not moving him. By the way, he played most of his term of office on the wing in Seattle.
Rds.ca: Rebuilding clubs such as The Sharks, Chicago BlackhawksAnd Pittsburgh Penguins Price could use Price’s contract to ensure that they remain CAP conform if they organize a sale before the Trade Deadline.
For example, the penguins can be tempted to exchange players such as Bryan Rust or Rickard Rakell. They could also try to act Kris Letang” Evgeni Malkin And Sidney CrosbyBut they would have a say if one of them would leave Pittsburgh.
Note from the Spector: the Blackhawks are about $ 6.2 million over the dop floor. Commercial candidates would, awaiting unlimited free agents such as Nick Foligno ($ 4.5 million), Jason Dickinson ($ 4.5 million), Ilya Mikheyev ($ 4.03 million), Connor Murphy ($ 4.4 million), and Laurent brushed ($ 3.3 million).
The sharks can be eligible for eligible players, such as Alexander Wennberg ($ 5 million), Jeff shines ($ 3 million), Nick Leddy ($ 4 million), John Klingberg ($ 4 million), Mario Ferraro ($ 3.25 million), Timothy Liljegren ($ 3 million), and Alex Nedeljkovic ($ 2.5 million).
As for the penguins, they are above the dop floor with more than $ 12 million. They could also try to move Kevin Hayes ($ 3,571 million), Anthony scared ($ 2.5 million), Matt Duma ($ 3.5 million), and Connor Clifton ($ 3,333 million).
It is unlikely that Letang, Malkin and Crosby will hit the trade block, especially since this season is Malkin’s last with the Penguins and possibly the last of his play career.
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