Could the Canadiens offload the last year of Carey Price’s $84M contract?

Could the Canadiens offload the last year of Carey Price’s $84M contract?

Despite not playing a single minute of NHL hockey since 2022 as he remains on long-term injured reserve, the legendary goaltender is still drawing a salary from the Montreal Canadiens thanks to the eight-year deal he signed in 2018. More importantly, Price’s contract is causing problems with the Canadiens’ salary structure.

NHL Rumors: Carey Price, Jack Eichel, and Kirill Kaprizov - NHL Rumors

Will the Montreal Canadiens be able to trade Carey Price’s contract? B/R Open Ice: Frank Seravalli, when asked about the potential of the Montreal Canadiens trading Carey Price’s contract. ** NHLRumors.com transcription “I think that there’s a door open for the Montreal Canadiens to move it. There’s only so few teams that would actually want to acquire it. The benefit would be, if you’re a team that’s already operating in LTIR space, you can con…

Carey Price pending trade part of a much bigger deal!

All-Star goalie Carey Price has been on the Montreal Canadiens’ long term injury reserve since 2022 as a knee injury ended his career. He is entering the final year of his contract which carries an average annual value of $10.5 million. However, in actual salary, he’s owed $7.5 million, with $5.5 million paid as a signing bonus on Sept. 1, just a few days ago. When the Price trade watch began… Many insiders have speculated that Price’s contract …

Habs Daily: Expiring Contracts, NHL Rule Changes, Top Prospects

The post Habs Daily: Expiring Contracts, NHL Rule Changes, Top Prospects appeared first on Montreal Hockey Now. Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Tuesday. Montreal Canadiens News Several of the rule changes included in the updated CBA will be effective immediately. Notably, teams can no longer ‘paper’ prospects, which may complicate the salary cap situation, not to mention the potential Carey…