HF Habs: Expansion Draft 2021 (Part 3)

[OldCraig71]

Doubt they ended up doing it

Interesting. This would allow Carey to be near home and play out the last years of his contract and retire. It is unlikely that this team is able to duplicate last season's results in a tougher 82 game schedule based in the Atlantic division.

 

[Habaneros]

...willing to risk it??...just to save Allen??...bad risk to take...

Again no team would do it .
You'll be stuck with a 10.5 million cap hit and a 39 yr old goalie in the final year in 2026...

 

[Adam Michaels]

Having the discussion is one thing. But curious to see if they will actually do it.

If they do it, then to me, it signifies that Habs are ready to move on with a new core.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Interesting. This would allow Carey to be near home and play out the last years of his contract and retire. It is unlikely that this team is able to duplicate last season's results in a tougher 82 game schedule based in the Atlantic division.

...Bargain Bin hitched his wagon to Price long ago...he doesn't have the sac to not protect him now, especially after a Run like they just had...

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

No team would take on that 10.5 million cap hit Price contract ...seriously
He would be safe

is Seattle exempt from meeting the cap floor or something?

 

[Redux91]

Doubt they ended up doing it

I gotta say, I'm surprised this ever popped up at all wow

 

[CHfan1]

is Seattle exempt from meeting the cap floor or something?

No. After the expansion draft they have to reach 60% of the upper limit. That’s $48.9 million. Then they have the rest of the offseason to meet the salary cap floor. I don’t see them having any troubles with this, with some of the players that will be left unprotected.

 

[MarkJ]

I don't know if I can handle this.

 

[The Great Weal]

Doing that means that they admit they made a horrendous mistake extending Gallagher because that would be the end of this core.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

No. After the expansion draft they have to reach 60% of the upper limit. That’s $48.9 million. Then they have the rest of the offseason to meet the salary cap floor. I don’t see them having any troubles with this, with some of the players that will be left unprotected.

are they hard line on not taking big contracts regardless of the quality of player? it's not a great contract but he just played his best hockey this last spring summer.

Can't imagine they'd not at least consider it. I'm not convinced they'll do it but I've been vocal about doing it for awhile. Imagine both Price and Weber's contract off the books? Would be pretty exciting

 

[417]

Interesting. This would allow Carey to be near home and play out the last years of his contract and retire. It is unlikely that this team is able to duplicate last season's results in a tougher 82 game schedule based in the Atlantic division.

It's more likely than Carey Price being a member of the Krakken next week

 

[417]

I don't know if I can handle this.

It's really not going to be eventful...relax, the Habs can only lose 1 player.

And it'll be a player they deemed expendable.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[MrNasty]

MB has some mega balls if he exposed Price. 3 key guys that took us to the finals Price, Danault and Weber all potentially gone would be bonkers.

 

[HostileCapSpace]

 

[Gustave]

Carey Price is not available in an expansion draft. How is that even a question?

 

[Adam Michaels]

Doing that means that they admit they made a horrendous mistake extending Gallagher because that would be the end of this core.

IF they have Price waive his NMC and he's taken, I honestly think that Habs will go forward with Gallagher as the captain and leader.

 

[MrNasty]

I wonder is a bunch of GMs got together and agreed to expose a bunch of high priced players knowing Seattle can't take em all!

 

[McGees]

Doubt they would actually expose him and after those playoffs wouldn’t Seattle snag him?

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

Doubt they ended up doing it

Deadline for asking Price to waive his NMC was Wednesday. This rumor is bunk.

 

[sheed36]

Doubt they ended up doing it

Oh.. That would be a very ballsy move by MB if he actually did it. I don't think he'd get picked so I'd be ok if the Habs actually did leave him unprotected.

 

[HostileCapSpace]

Having the discussion is one thing. But curious to see if they will actually do it.

If they do it, then to me, it signifies that Habs are ready to move on with a new core.

Yeah, Weber really changed the outlook so it's quite possible they at least discussed moving on from older core players, but I feel you can't really come to price say 12 hours before the deadline and ask him to remove his NMC. That's not a lot of time and it's a bit disrespectful.

We'll see I guess.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Deadline for asking Price to waive his NMC was Wednesday. This rumor is bunk.

would that 100% be made public? genuinely curious.

 

[HostileCapSpace]

Deadline for asking Price to waive his NMC was Wednesday. This rumor is bunk.

Ok, that confirms my previous post. No way you ask Price a few hours before the deadline to remove his NMC. A veteran like that would need at least a few days to ponder a decision.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Oh.. That would be a very ballsy move by MB if he actually did it. I don't think he'd get picked so I'd be ok if the Habs actually did leave him unprotected.

This is B.S, it's not like we have players to protect... We will protect one of Drouin and Byron...