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Originally Posted by Robbob
It was 6M in cash and cap space for 20 odd games the first year. The second year he was a UFA and another 2M.
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I figure you can cancel out most of that extra 2M, because they were going to have somebody in that roster spot for those two seasons, making at least league minimum.
Basically, the Habs got a first for being the only team in a position to eat $6M in cap hit for a guy who might not even play. Then they got another first for being shrewd enough to re-sign him, correctly predicting that he would be healthy enough to play effectively.
I don't begrudge them. At this point, seeing how much he's helped Zary and Pospisil establish themselves, I'd rather have Kadri. The price of unloading Monahan was outrageous, but that's what you get with a flat cap.