TVA Sports Journalist Reveals Which Team Likely to Acquire Carey Price
The space eaten up by Carey Price's salary on the Canadiens' payroll could soon be a thing of the past, with all eyes now on Kent Hughes.
Montreal is in standby mode as pretty much all experts expect to see Carey Price traded this week, and even as early as tomorrow according to some.
An agreement might even already be in place with a Western Conference team, if one reads between the lines of the latest information put out by various sources in recent days.
On this subject, a TVA Sports journalist, Nicolas Cloutier, seems ready to move forward with the identity of the team that will acquire the goaltender and his contract.
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On his Twitter account, Nicolas Cloutier points to one particular team regarding Carey Price's next destination.
"There are very good reasons to think that a team like the Sharks will agree to take on Price's contract, in exchange for an 'asset.' Only one year left on the contract, a rebuilding club near the cap floor. For the Habs, the start of a new era with the end of relying on long-term injured reserve."
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This prediction makes sense. The Sharks are among the teams with the most available cap space, and the chances of them being competitive enough to need that space by the end of the season are quite slim.
The journalist also added in a subsequent tweet that the price to pay for the Canadiens' GM to get rid of the former goalie's expensive contract will likely revolve around a 3rd-round pick, though don't be surprised if the price is higher.
Barely 3 years ago, the Canadiens obtained a 1st-round pick from the Flames to take on the final year of Sean Monahan's contract.
As you can see in the chart below, the Blackhawks, Ducks, Blue Jackets, Sabres, and Sharks are probably the teams with the most cap space for 2025-2026, with available space estimates ranging from 10 to over 20 million dollars. What they have in common is relying on young rosters and having few long-term contracts.
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