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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
If smart hockey people knew Monahan was going to return to being a point a game player, why didn’t a single team jump in to grab him for nothing when they had a chance? The Flames had to attach a 1st to Monahan to move him and his contract. Nobody wanted him.
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Part of it was that the cap was flat after COVID, and nobody knew how long it would remain flat. That $6 million contract was hard for any team to take on, but Montreal had lots of cash and LTIR room.