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Sources say there are significant concerns about Price’s health moving forward that may (or may not) deter the Kraken from selecting the Anahim Lake, British Columbia native. An MRI recently conducted by the Canadiens revealed a hip injury that could require surgery. The true extent of the injury is not yet known – and likely will not be known until later in the week, when Price travels to the United States to be seen by an expert. The results of the examination likely wouldn’t be available until Friday at the earliest, after Seattle selects its team on Wednesday.

Either way, at the very least, Price’s availability for the start of this season is in question. He could miss eight weeks. Or, Price could miss a significant portion or the entirety of the 2021-22 season. It’s too soon to say.

This is all part GM Marc Bergevin’s calculated risk in exposing Price. Either the Kraken will be willing to roll the dice with a $44.25 million gamble on Price’s health and the Habs will have $10.5 million in newfound cap space. Or Seattle will go in another direction, Allen will carry the ball for the first chunk of the season, and in a perfect scenario, Price will be ready to work in tandem with Allen on another playoff run.

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.

Sneaky timing that the expert's examination results won't be available until after the expansion draft huh?