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Originally Posted by New Era
Cost would have to be minimal. Would also spell the end of the Chronicles of Rittich.
Brutal trade for both teams. Doesn't make sense from a cap perspective, nor a hockey perspective. Montreal takes on two bad contracts and a very short term fix in net, to get a 1st and a big center with potential? Doesn't make sense for them.
One thing I wish people would stop trying to do is to trade away our future for short term gain. Has the past not taught us anything, and we need to keep talent flowing through the pipeline? Our 1st in 2019 is very important to sustaining the system. Jankowski and young guys like him are a big part of providing some cost control over our salary structure.
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That particular deal doesn't, but trading Price makes a ton of sense for Montreal. They're not good enough, they need out from under that $80M, and nobody is coming to save them.
From Calgary's perspective, all of the good work Treliving does every off season is for nothing without a goalie. It was apparent last year, when they finally looked to be a real NHL team in front of Mike Smith for 40 games.
Price is better than Smith. He instantly makes this team a threat to win it all. They probably can't afford him/won't get him, but this is a Thornton to SJ level no brainer. And I don't want to miss out on something like that because of misplaced loyalty or affection for someone like Robyn Regehr.