Modifié 27 sept. 2021 à 13 h 0
Quoting: CD282
Price has some value at 50% retained just due to his playoff record, although many teams wouldn't even MAKE the playoffs with Price starting the majority of the regular season games, as he's been well below average in the regular season for 3 of the past 4 seasons. He certainly isn't getting these assets out of Edmonton.
When I thought about the 50% retention of Price's salary issue it does not seem (to me) to work, because when you are retaining $5.25M that is essentially a good starting goalie's salary (maybe $1M) shy plus Montreal still has to add a starting goalie. So if they retained $5.25 and want to add a decent starting goalie at around $6M ($11.25M in total), they might as well keep Price ($10.25)and hope he has a few good years left in him.
For that reason I went with $3M retention on Price.
I want to be clear that I am not trying to be disrespectful to Price. I think Price has been a fantastic goalie and could still carry another team on a Cup run in the playoffs (especially a team that is not far off from winning the Cup who is willing to pay for that chance now and bite the bullet for the later years), but if you look at how many remaining years there are on the contract and the salary in a tight salary cap era that is when it gets difficult for Montreal.
Not many other people are suggesting other possible trade scenarios for Price, which is I was really curious about (not so much the debate about Price as a goaltender).
Maybe a Price to Colorado trade (if Kuemper does not work) or to Dallas (if they move money around) or to Chicago (after Fleury retires) or Vegas (if Lehner does not put them over the top and they can move money around). Washington? Pittsburgh??
Boston and Toronto are 2 teams that want to win right now and could use a clutch goalie, but I REALLY can't see any Habs GM sending Price to either of them. Same goes with Carolina after the Aho and Kotkaniemi "feuds".
Any other ideas out there from anyone else???