Proposal: Montreal - Florida

[nyhabsfan]

I don’t think a single team would take him for free. He’d clear waivers.

That, to me, constitutes negative value.

Carey Price would clear waivers....lmao.... in all the years I have been on these boards that is CLEARLY the most ridiculous post I have ever read and that is really saying something.... congratulations!

 

[bleuetbio]

HFboards, you are bizarre

 

[I am I]

Carey Price would clear waivers....lmao.... in all the years I have been on these boards that is CLEARLY the most ridiculous post I have ever read and that is really saying something.... congratulations!

Maybe. Here's the thing, if a GM picks up Price he is spending $84M of the owners money. So after a sub-par injury riddled season and multiple injuries (8 in the past 5 seasons?) it could blow up badly and that is the sort of mistake the gets you fired.

So are you willing to risk your job on whether a Carey Price is going to be a great goalie for the next eight years? Knowing that losing you job means moving since there is only one NHL GM job per city.

I don't think I'd risk my job on that bet.

 

[Stuzchuk]

No doubt it's a big contract, but it isn't enough to give him negative value, not by far.

I'm not gonna take anyone side's here but FLA running on the 2nd operating income in the NHL (after ARI) connot take this contract due to the the text in RED below

SEASON	CLAUSE	CAP HIT	BONUSES	BASE	SALARY
2018-19	NMC	$10,500,000	$13,000,000	$2,000,000	$15,000,000
2019-20	NMC	$10,500,000	$13,000,000	$2,000,000	$15,000,000
2020-21	NMC	$10,500,000	$8,750,000	$1,000,000	$9,750,000
2021-22	NMC	$10,500,000	$11,000,000	$2,000,000	$13,000,000
2022-23	NMC	$10,500,000	$6,750,000	$1,000,000	$7,750,000
2023-24	NMC	$10,500,000	$6,500,000	$2,000,000	$8,500,000
2024-25	NMC	$10,500,000	$5,500,000	$2,000,000	$7,500,000
2025-26	NMC	$10,500,000	$5,500,000	$2,000,000	$7,500,000

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

For them to take Price's contract, MTL would need to retain around 25%-40% which would consist of paying the bonuses on July 1st for FLA

 

[FrolikFan67]

not taking price at 10.5per for the next, what, 8yrs? i dont believe in throwing that much money into goaltending. when was the last time a stanley cup winning goalie, at the time of the victory, was on a 8 or even 7per contract? murray and fluery combined for 3, niemi and crawford combined for 3, holtby, quick with 2, i prefer having a more well rounded team and spending no more than a combined 7 or 8 on the starter + backup. matheson also made huge strides in the second half of the season, hes our most talented skater on the backend, young, locked up longterm at what should be an affordable contract. not trading that and then some to take price's contract. would rather pursue pacioretty, petry, or even weber (depending on the price).

 

[Goldenhands]

Price + Mete for Borgstrom Matheson and Luongo or Reimer...

 

[SufferingCatFan]

As has been suggested by others, Price, due to his contract and sub-standard performance last season, would very likely go unclaimed, if waived today. Since his trade value cannot get much lower, the Habs need to give him the opportunity (hopefully) to return to form next season and demonstrate that he can stay healthy. On the other hand, a healthy Price may well steal enough games to screw up the Habs tank.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Price + Mete for Borgstrom Matheson and Luongo or Reimer...

Never going to happen. I really don't understand the infatuation with Borgstrom, it's like Borgstrom is compulsory for every Habs-Panthers trade proposal.