[Hypothetical] Toews and Price on waivers - Would your team claim either?

[Super Hans]

Halak and Greiss both have as many shutouts in the last 2 days as Price has all year.

 

[DickSmehlik]

Most teams would claim Price and make the cap work.

On what planet would most teams claim Price?

 

[Zenos]

I think Edmonton would consider Price.
But that would almost certainly entail letting Maroon walk, trading RNH for futures, and finding a team willing to pick up Talbot without sending salary back (good luck considering the season he's currently having).

It's no doubt that both guys still hold a ton of value as players, but in the salary cap era those huge contracts really limit a team's options.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Penguins would claim neither.

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[Rasmus CacOlainen]

Any team in the league would claim Toews imo and try to dump contracts for mid round picks. Price is trickier as many teams have a goalie so if you have a legit starter already you wouldnt want to pay also for Price at 10 mil for 1 zillion years.

 

[howkie]

If Jets claim Toews it means bye bye Buff and even maybe Wheeler in 2 years if we are unlucky
Not sure I would do that

 

[WhiteTrashAmerican]

The Hurricanes would claim these two players 100% no questions asked. Plenty of cap space and holes at C and G

 

[Go Wings]

Is there any team that actually can afford that?

Without looking it up I would guess that maybe Arizona had the cap space but that is probably it.

 

[Janne Niinimaa]

On what planet would most teams claim Price?

Arizona, Buffalo, Ottawa, Vancouver, Edmonton, Detroit, Florida, Carolina, New York (I), Colorado, Calgary, Philadelphia and Winnipeg would IMO. St Louis, Dallas, Vegas, Anaheim and San Jose are debatable. Rangers and Hawks depends which direction they go in.

Tampa, Nashville, Boston, Toronto, Washington, Pittsburgh, Minny, New Jersey, LA and Columbus are no's.

 

[Rorschach]

Too bad the contracts are that long, otherwise a rebuilding team with deep pockets like the Rangers could take both then trade both for huge hauls of futures with 50% retention.

 

[Acallabeth]

Any team in the league would claim Toews imo and try to dump contracts for mid round picks.

Of course not. There may be a decent way for seome teams, but getting a ~55 point player with 5 more years to pay him ~10.5M isn't attractive enough for teams to give away multiple useful players or multiple fringely useful players AND futures (because you can't really give your trash away and get something useful like mid-picks).

 

[rent free]

No from the leafs in both

 

[Rasmus CacOlainen]

Of course not. There may be a decent way for seome teams, but getting a ~55 point player with 5 more years to pay him ~10.5M isn't attractive enough for teams to give away multiple useful players or multiple fringely useful players AND futures (because you can't really give your trash away and get something useful like mid-picks).

Cap is going up by probably around 4mil. All you have to do is clear another 6 even if you are cap team today. This can normally be done by giving up a 1st on a cap dump and also maybe downgrading slightly on some 2mil depth player to an ELC. I'd give up a 1st to get Toews any freaking day of the week. Toews doesn't just bring you pointzzz

 

[bleedgreen]

Not convinced either would get claimed. Few teams could afford to just add 10.5 to their cap. Toews makes much more in actual salary doesn’t he? How many teams want to pay his actual at all? Any team that actually had the room to pay either are likely not great choices for either.

As bad as the canes need a goalie I wouldn’t add Price.

 

[DatSnipeMatthews]

Price is an awful contract, even worse than Toews.

But no to both. Kadri is around the same tier of center now at 4.5 million a year.

 

[Deen]

Price's body is worn out. That contract is an albatross.

 

[Sniper99]

If there was no salary cap, Yes to Toews on the Leafs.

 

[Territory]

If there was no salary cap, Yes to Toews on the Leafs.

Yeah Toews as our 3C would be unreal. But that contract....

Pre-2003 I would claim him in a heartbeat.

 

[ImNeverWrong]

The funniest thing about price. That horrendous contract doesn't start until next year. Lol. Marc bergevin...what an idiot.

 

[AvatarAang]

Jets would likely claim Toews and place him on the third line, they might even trade for him if Chicago retains to the max. But I could see Toews going two ways, either being bought out and signs a cheap contract with the Jets, or Chicago toughs it out and waits for his contract to die.

But yeah I'd claim both of them, what team wouldn't?

You really think a team like Pittsburgh would claim Toews or Price? The changes they'd have to make to fit either of them would make them far worse off.

 

[AvatarAang]

Yes, both.

Avs

Would take some wiggling to get both to fit, but they have a few guys on IR now, and Bernier left todays game (pulled for goals, but had taken a head shot and did not stay on bench after getting pulled). So IR him as well, and go with a skeleton roster and it could work.

Could definitely see the Avs taking on Toews. Not sure they bite on Price, imo that cap space would be better spent on defense. Varly/Bernier have shown flashes of good goaltending, once their D improves there's no need for Price or his contract.

 

[AvatarAang]

VGK declines

Adding someone like Toews would go a long way in marketing that team, let alone his on ice contribution making the team better. He'd be the new captain, a face they can actually market to the fans. A proven winner...I can see them passing on Price but I think Toews would be the best fit in Vegas.

 

[hatterson]

Any team in the league would claim Toews imo and try to dump contracts for mid round picks. Price is trickier as many teams have a goalie so if you have a legit starter already you wouldnt want to pay also for Price at 10 mil for 1 zillion years.

Just simply not true to Toews. There's a few teams sure, but no chance that every team does it.

Leafs are already right at the cap and have to consider Nylander getting a new contract next year and Matthews and Marner the year after.

 

[CREW99AW]

Arizona, Buffalo, Ottawa, Vancouver, Edmonton, Detroit, Florida, Carolina, New York (I), Colorado, Calgary, Philadelphia and Winnipeg would IMO. St Louis, Dallas, Vegas, Anaheim and San Jose are debatable. Rangers and Hawks depends which direction they go in.

s.

You are wrong about the isles claiming Price. Not only are the isles trying to give both Tavares and Bailey large checks this summer, but Lee and Barzal get significant raises in the next 1-2 summers.

Isles will use a stop gap goalie over the next 2 seasons,get Soderstrom over and hope Sorokin comes over at the end of the 2019-2020 season.

 

[Lebowski]

From a Habs point of view, I'd put a claim on Toews in a nano second.

Much rather overpay for star players than collectively overpay for a bunch of marginal players, which is what we're doing right about now.