So there is an option that @nepTrystan suggested that I hadn’t even considered. Montréal and Seattle could have a deal in place where Seattle selects Price and sends him back to Montréal while retaining part of his salary. Price has 5 years left on his contract, so it would be extremely expensive, and I’m not sure the habs need cap space that badly, but it does fit with everything we know. I’m guessing we would be probably looking at a 1st round pick for every 15% or so ($1.6 million per year, $8 million total) if that were the case.

Hi des

I didn't even know for the Angela's twitter message, it's better news x)

Have to go with option 1



For sure, plus Price isn’t exactly worth 10.5 now and he has multiple years left



I’m only okay with Drouin being exposed if there’s some knowledge MB knows but not us ( ex: he's demanded a trade, taking a break from hockey, etc )

It would be expensive but with our deep prospect pool, we could make it work something like 2021 1st, Harris ( or other good D prospect ) +

Yeah, I’m not sure it’s worth it, especially because there’s no guarantee we’ll be able to spend that cap space. But it is a possibility, so we’ll see how this goes.

Friedman on Price with RS : "The NHL would have to approve such a move, and I'd say that's very unlikely."

Engels : "I know a lot of creative ppl suggesting Habs may have worked it out to have Price claimed by Seattle and then traded back for assets with salary retained, but any pre-arranged deal like that would be negated by the NHL. It would be sidestepping the expansion draft rules."

It will cost more, but it would still be possible dans worth it

No I thought I was Big Brain 😂

So Jo is exposed. No matter the reason, this is terrible news. I’m holding out hope that he doesn’t get selected and is with the habs in the fall.

i plugged in the best players available to seattle into my lineup projectionsthey were second best in the pacific and projected for 105 points 👀🥴

— dom at the athletic (@domluszczyszyn) July 18, 2021

It’s a hefty contract to be sure, but I’m told the Seattle Kraken are taking a deep dive internally on whether or not to take Carey Price in the expansion draft. My guess is they don’t in the end, but I do think there’s a better chance of it than I first thought. Intriguing.

— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 18, 2021

Dont worry they said...

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2021/07/18/repechage-dexpansion-le-ch-devoile-sa-liste-de-protection-1

"Malgré les bons services qu’il a rendus au Canadien lors des dernières séries éliminatoires, les négociations entre les deux camps sont au point mort.

D’ailleurs, une source près du dossier a affirmé au Journal que Danault ne s’attend pas à signer à Montréal.

Selon une autre source, l’athlète originaire de Victoriaville exigerait une entente de cinq ou six saisons qui lui rapporterait annuellement un salaire avoisinant les 5,5 M$."

English : Danault isn't expecting to sign with MTL

Well I guess there’s no trade then. Yay, more stress!

If he leaves for $5.5 million or less elsewhere I swear to god…

What the hell is Bergevin going to do with all this cap space? Trying to lure a bunch of free agents here isn’t exactly foolproof strategy. We have a really good player who’s willing to come back at a reasonable number, and is extremely valuable to this team. Not to mention the fact that no C available comes even close to being as good as him.

If we don’t sign Danault, we better sign Bonino. Making a trade would be stupid, unless it’s some great deal.

Hands down the most ****ed up offseason for MTL ever

This is the weirdest off-season by any team that I’ve ever seen. The fact that they made it to the cup finals plays into that.

I’d like to share with you all a very fun (and definitely not depressing whatsoever) possibility of what the Kraken could look like:
https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/2575667

This is hilarious, amazing, and terrible all at the same time.

https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/seravalli-prices-health-concerns-cloud-krakens-expansion-selection/

Sources indicated it was Price’s idea to waive his “no-move” clause, knowing the uncertainty of his health. The belief is he did not want to see the Kraken to select Allen, himself being potentially unavailable to start the season, thus leaving the Canadiens in a tough spot to fill the void without both of their netminders. The Canadiens themselves waffled on what to do. Sources say Bergevin worked the phones well into Saturday afternoon trying to find a proper return for Allen, being ultimately deciding to play the card that Price left him in his back pocket.

So on the bright side, the habs timed everything perfectly to screw over Seattle, and they almost certainly won’t pick Carey. On the other hand, Price is injured again, which really, really sucks. And it means the need for Allen is that much greater.

All of this probably means that Price is 100% not getting chosen, and Montréal needs to sign a 3rd goalie this offseason to fill in while Price is out.

When Price retires, his number is getting retired and he’s offered a job in the org ( if he wants to join it’s his choice )

I could see Seattle taking Vejdemo. Drouin is risky, Kulak will be no better than 7-8 other dmen they likely take, Bishop and Driedger likely the goalies they take, and they'll be thin at center. Vejdemo cheap and needs the opportunity. May be him.

— Grant McCagg (@grantmccagg) July 18, 2021

That's such a bad take I can't

Oof, one of Drouin/Kulak/Fleury is gone, Byron/Price/Weber are the outliers

Seattle just spent $650m in expansion fees. You really think $11m is going to phase them? Nope.

Lmao. No, don’t take the proven NHL player, instead take the guy with a ceiling as an AHL 1C.

Danault sur son départ; sa maison a été mise en ventehttps://t.co/Np2db9g7u9 pic.twitter.com/0IySOxGJuo

— TVA nouvelles (@tvanouvelles) July 18, 2021

Danault's house is on sale.