Rafafouille
Registered User
The thing is value is based on what other executives around the league think, not temperamental members on HF.
Price's contract sucks, but he's still very well respected around the league. Anchoring your franchise with a high-end goalie and being competitive from the get-go is attractive for a new fanbase and helps the club with marketing and getting people through the gates. Fleury's contract also sucked and was moved because of it, and we all know that Vegas would make that same choice again if they had a chance.
Fleury was 33(Well 32 but almost 33), had a 5.75m cap hit, had 2 years of contract left, his past 4 seasons were 915 920 921 909 in save percentage.
Price will be 34 in august, has a 10.5m cap hit for 5 more seasons after this year, his past 4 seasons including this year are 900 918 909 903 save percentage. Price hasn't been a high end goaltender since about 2015 other than a handful of playoff games. I know that most executives in the NHL are boomers past their prime but I feel like they realise they're building their team for the future, not to be contenders 5 years ago.