Habs Trade Carey Price & 5th Round Pick to San Jose for Gannon Laroque

What’s happening everybody? Thank you very much for tuning in to the video. I didn’t have a carry price trade video on the quote bingo card for this channel, but uh here we are. And before we get too sentimental, yes, as I just showed you, I got my carry price jersey, which I have two. and the other one. Yes, here here is that one actually signed by Carrie Price as well. But but rather than making this a really sentimental video about Carrie Price because I know that it very well could be and a lot of the sentiments are being released by the Canadians and it would just take too long to describe in one little video here a trade video about what Carrie Price has meant to the Montreal Canadians organization and their fans uh and me personally as a fan to my family. So we’ll stick to mostly business for this video. But yes, I got Price’s jersey on because of course I do. Of course I do. Carrie Price has officially been traded to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Ganon Lorac, right defenseman Ganon Lorac. And going to the San Jose Sharks is also a fifth round pick. I don’t know how the second round pick rumors got out there. I really, really don’t. I guess people thought the leverage was against the Canadians for a team that was going to want to take on Carrie Price’s cap hit, but without getting into grave grave great great great detail, um teams have to hit the cap floor and be cap compliant, salary cap compliant before they start the season. And um the San Jose Sharks were not there yet. So the Canadians have made this trade and also created for themselves a good amount of cap space right now and going into the trade deadline for this season even also. So as per Puckedia after trading prices 10.5 million the Habs have 4.6 million in projected cap space with 23 active players with no roster moves. This can fit 20.9 million annual cap hit at the trade deadline. So that gives the Canadians a lot of flexibility just this season alone. And as Arpenbassu has said here, pun intended, at least for me, this is a very low price to pay for this level of flexibility. And Marco Demo, let’s keep going, who’s been doing just an outstanding job. We love the information we get from Marco. And here he is saying, “The Canadians now have ample room to start the season and leave themselves open to more moves, be it before camp or toward American Thanksgiving. Sources confirm the club is looking to add.” So that means of course the Canadian are looking to add a player. The long long search for a second line center is still continuing. But now there’s more possibility that this search could be completed very very soon, especially this season. Especially if Kirby Doc is not fully healthy and fully up to the job of Second Line Center. He’s going to get one last crack at it. It looks like at least this season in his final contract year. So the transaction has happened here. Carrie Price’s contract has been moved on before rookie camp, even before training camp. So, this is good that this transaction was able to take place just after the GM meetings in Detroit here. And uh or was it Florida? The the NHL’s been moving all over the place, it seems like with their their meetings lately before the season starts with the new salary cap changes coming in this season. Will we get ourselves a Lane Hudson contract extension, which there’s only a certain amount of time left to have the Canadians sign him to an 8-year deal because under the new salary cap rules next season, the maximum amount of amount of years that you can sign your own player to is seven years or a new player, six years if you’re signing them as a free agent. So, what do you guys think about this deal? Are you surprised that Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton pulled it off of only having to send a fifth round pick to San Jose in order to take on Carrie Price’s full $10.5 million cap hit for the final year of his contract? What are your thoughts? What are your feelings? If you want to leave Carrie Price comments, memories down below, by all means, go ahead. I think I’m going to save that for a later day. I can tell you all the games I was at that I w got to watch Carrie play and all the memories. The most recent that does come to mind is when he got that huge salute. uh was it three seasons ago in the home opener uh when he had his cowboy hat on and suit on. We we gave him a huge ovation. I was just above him actually uh in the upper deck there. But that was that was an amazing moment, too. But you know what? Like I said, it’s not going to be an overly sentimental Carrie Price video. This is mostly a transactional video. It’s happened and uh now the Canadians have more flexibility to make more moves this season, which is really exciting. And the fact that this got done so soon, I mean, it’s I don’t know. It’s not surprising fully. It’s Kent Hughes working his magic. And I guess apparently some person on Twitter said or an ex that Mike Greer, GM of the Sharks, was actually a former client of Kent Hughes. So, if that’s true, we can confirm that too, maybe. I don’t know. Let me know what you guys think down below. It’s so good to jump on here with some news and uh can’t wait to be talking to you guys more soon. We’re just days away from the prospects challenge game. Jets and Habs, I’ll be there. See you guys soon. Talk soon.

Montreal Canadiens trade Carey Price and a 2026 fifth round pick to the San Jose Sharks for right shot defenceman Gannon Laroque.

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26 comments

  3. Carey Price will never even visit San Jose , the only body affected is Gannon. Things were getting light on the right side in the ahl and echl , good pickup but to save so little in term of cap space , I wish the habs Wouk have traded gallagher instead.

  5. San jose are over the cap floor, Montreal only saved or free up around 2 millions plus they have signing bonuses to pay , you’re not getting a decent 2nd line center for that type of money . This doesn’t affect SanJose at all , they don’t pay a cent and if they need to Price could be used to go over the cap by 10.5 if they end up being in the playoffs spot

    The shark probably asked for a 6 or 7th rounder for Gannon and the habs offered a 5th and that Sam Jose took Prices contract with zero cost , good trade for both team

  6. Loved the start of the episode! The contract is gone but Price will always be a Hab! This is a business move orly and it helps us going forward! I saw him play in the game where the Hamilton Bulldogs won the Calder Cup and he won the MVP. Then he went on to have a stellar career with our beloved Habs!

  7. That stupid pseudo French Canadian insider Reneau Lavoie started that second round draft pick bs. The guy is and has been literally clueless for years now. He was also comparing Lane Hutson father to Galchenyuk's father this morning because he says that his sons were also Canadians. Just a pure idiot.

  12. End of an era! Truly a bittersweet but expected transaction. Carey Price, if it were not for that infamous Kreider net crash…what could have been. He's almost done and won it all…WHL, CHL goalie of the year, Silver and Gold Medals as a Team Canada Junior, Calder Cup winner w/AHL Hamilton Bulldogs, Gold Medal at the Olympics, and reaching the Stanley Cup Finals just missing out on a Stanley Cup. As a Hab, he would be the first to admit living and enduring a rollercoaster journey as a Montreal Canadien, but he's persevered and he will go down as one of the best goalies in our history along with Plante, Dryden, Roy. I wish Carey and his family the very best and thank him for so many great Hab memories! As for the trade…as I said, very expected but unsure where and what pieces would have to be moved…but San Jose was a good partnership bc San Jose altho already at the cap minimum ceiling, they had 49 of 50 pro contracts signed, they needed to shed some contracts…plus as a rebuilding team, they can now consider moving more of their older pricier contracts without fear of going under the cap minimum…so a good hockey deal. Not sure of Defenceman Gannon's injury update but for a guy who did not play at all last season, he may be just a player as a Hab on paper only and he may never play a game…however, he is still young, and as a righty, NHL sized D-man, and past 4th rnd pick…giving up a 5th in the deal seems like yet another smart value move by Hughes. Now, where does Mtl go from here??? Soooo many options! I think unless Hughes has targeted a player he really wants…Hughes and the Habs will start the season as is, to see how things pan out with players like Dach, how does Laine do, does Demidov have a great rookie start, what about underdog Veleno, and let's see how Beck, Kapanen, F Xhekaj do at camp. Plus, never rule out the unexpected injuries (knock on wood!). It also allows the other teams to see how their season is going to go…teams who are on the cusp who have a horrid start may quickly decide to make some changes (the McKenna factor!) so better deals or players that might not have been available before, might suddenly be available during the season. There is no real rush to make any rash moves BUT, the Habs cannot have a bad start to the season…that would definitely complicate plans and we know Hab fans have higher expectations this season. Would our 2C be a veteran or a young established player? Hard to say…many projecting Hage to be that 2C guy but he's still a minimum 2 years away plus he needs 3-4yrs time to gain pro experience and grow physically. Also don't rule out A Koivu and the previously mentioned Beck, Kapanen and F Xhekaj. Also, let us not forget Hage, Koivu and Beck are all righty…we already have Suzuki, Dach, Evans who are all righty at Center. Plenty of player names out there at a variety of stages in their career being floated around…young: McTavish, Byfield, Lundel, Beniers….mid: Zacha, McCann…veteran: O'Reilly, Kadri, Malkin, Crosby. Who will it be??? I say be patient and trust Hughes! PS. I would like to see Hughes get a couple PTOs for training camp as insurance and for defensive reasons but we shall see.

  19. A few players were traded at the end of their careers like Ray Bourque. It's not the end of the world. His last game was still in a Habs jersey. I am happy with the trade. I was expecting something more than a 5th round pick. I expected at minimum a 3rd round pick. Great job Kent!

  23. Very high probably Sharks might tank again this year and trade a bunch of players for picks. This would warrant them needing Price's cap hit to keep them well above the cap floor.

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