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[Red_Man]

8 years for Jesus Price

 

[lamaroo]

Thank Jesus Price

 

[Unhandled Exception]

8 years for........?

 

[Solo]

This is one of those odd times where the term doesnt matter but the AAV does... please be 7 only figures....

 

[Cake Boss]

For 10.5?

 

[imBask]

10.5 per

RIP
OUR
DREAMS

 

[Cactus]

Saw 10.5 on twitter. Not sure if confirmed

 

[Red_Man]

I'm ok with this, he deserves it.

Him and Weber signed for the next 9 years now.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Calling 9-10.5

 

[Solo]

Jesus fucking Christ.

Fire Bergevin.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

If it's 10.5...........

..........

Sorry most of habs GAF

 

[imBask]

We're stuck in the 90s while everyone else are front loading their teams and winning cups, it's over

 

[Reckheim]

Jesus fucking Christ.

Fire Bergevin.

What did you expect? Thats a fair deal for a player of his caliber. And with goalies they can easily play until they are older at a top level.

Good deal for the habs. (Imo)

 

[Red_Man]

Jesus fucking Christ.

Fire Bergevin.

Lol fire him for giving the best goalie in the world his worth? What other GM wouldn't have given him that?

 

[ZeroGravity]

Habs really had no choice, but still...oof

 

[zroid]

that is a high price for Carey

 

[imBask]

Lol fire him for giving the best goalie in the world his worth? What other GM wouldn't have given him that?

a modern GM who wants to win

 

[Holiday]

That's steep as heck, but unsurprising.

 

[Reckheim]

a modern GM who wants to win

Any gm would do this deal.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

a modern GM who wants to win

Would a modern GM tweet though

 

[Red_Man]

a modern GM who wants to win

Not a single other GM would have turned that down in this same situation.

 

[imBask]

Any gm would do this deal.

and lose for the next 8 years, sure

I sure hope Byron can score goals for the next 8 years because that's all we'll be able to afford!

Not a single other GM would have turned that down in this same situation.

doesn't justify anything

 

[Yawnier]

Habs really had no choice, but still...oof

Pretty much

 

[Solo]

What did you expect? Thats a fair deal for a player of his caliber. And with goalies they can easily play until they are older at a top level.

Good deal for the habs.

Look at every cup winning team the past decade. Not a single one of them had "the best goalie in the world" at the time of winning the cup, except maybe Boston. You don't need a $10.5M, worlds best goalie. You need a competent, good goalie, and more importantly you need a front loaded offense. Habs signing Price to this prevents that from happening.

 

[Cake Boss]

Lol Habs had no choice, it's their best player.

They will never win a cup with a goalie taking up that much cap space tho. Unless they can get lucky with some center prospects going on a tear on their ELCs.

 

[imBask]

i've been the biggest Price fan since he played his first game here, but we're not winning anything with a 10.5M goalie in this era

it's over

 

[Cactus]

It's a good deal in the sense that Bergevin signed his franchise player to a somewhat reasonable contract.

On the other hand, that's a huge chunk of the cap tied to a soon-to-be 30-year-old goalie for the next eight years. Not sure if it's possible to build a winning team with a goalie making 10m+

 

[Reckheim]

Look at every cup winning team the past decade. Not a single one of them had "the best goalie in the world" at the time of winning the cup, except maybe Boston. You don't need a $10.5M, worlds best goalie. You need a competent, good goalie, and more importantly you need a front loaded offense. Habs signing Price to this prevents that from happening.

What do you suggest the habs do then? Let him walk? Half the teams in the NHL would pay that price, possibly more.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

Bargainbin is ALL IN.

Like Minnesota

Spoiler

's albatross contracts.

 

[Red_Man]

People bitching all year that Price is going to abandon this team and he doesn't want to play here, and now you're going to bitch he signed a deserved contract. Can never appease Habs fans.

 

[imBask]

What do you suggest the habs do then? Let him walk? Half the teams in the NHL would pay that price, possibly more.

Hmm if only there was some other option other than letting him go for free 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

 

[Cake Boss]

It was either sign him or trade him to commence a rebuild. Which is what I would have done seeing how hyped the next 3 drafts are.

 

[Solo]

What do you suggest the habs do then? Let him walk? Half the teams in the NHL would pay that price, possibly more.

Should have traded him this summer. Take your lumps with Lindgren and McNiven and flip Price and Patches for a centre.

 

[lamaroo]

i've been the biggest Price fan since he played his first game here, but we're not winning anything with a 10.5M goalie in this era

it's over

That's not going to be the deciding factor.

If they continue with their shitty drafting and development and doesn't matter how much money the goalie makes.

I'm glad we have a new scapegoat though when BargainBin doesn't go after big Free Agents.

 

[Red_Man]

For all the drama and hysteria, his contract is close in comparison to the one Lunqvist signed

 

[Reckheim]

Should have traded him this summer. Take your lumps with Lindgren and McNiven and flip Price and Patches for a centre.

Replacing a player like Price tho, that would set you guys back a lot. Unless you are going for a rebuild. But based on the posters here you guys seem to be in a win now type of place.

 

[Montresor]

I've never seens Habs-gaf (minus Red_Man) so pessimistic about their team before.

Bergevin and Timmins getting blasted all the time here.

 

[Holiday]

In an even more important resigning than Price, Darren Pang is back for 3 years with FSM. Holy jumpin, 9 of hearts, why wouldn't he, etc.

 

[imBask]

For all the drama and hysteria, his contract is close in comparison to the one Lunqvist signed

look at all those cups Lunqvist won!

 

[Foggy]

Price is only 1.5 to 2 mil "overpaid". Let your gm do his job and make up for the difference with solid signings and extensions.

 

[Red_Man]

People talk about trading Price like it would be so easy, how many teams could take him on with that contract demand? We would get absolutely robbed in any trade involving him, not to mention there are probably only a handful of teams that could find a fit for him.

look at all those cups Lunqvist won!

They've done a lot better in the playoffs then we have.

 

[calder]

Price at 10.5 seems.. fine? I guess it catches the eye when you break 10. The term, as always, will be the killer but in the current cba teams don't really have a choice for elite talents.

 

[imBask]

People talk about trading Price like it would be so easy, how many teams could take him on with that contract demand? We would get absolutely robbed in any trade involving him, not to mention there are probably only a handful of teams that could find a fit for him.

🤔 so you say it's a great contract, but no team would've wanted him because they would've expected that contract 🤔

 

[Foggy]

You realize who their GM is right

Then that's the problem, not Price and his contract

Weber hurts way more than this contract

 

[Coldnoodle]

$70 million in signing bonuses.

 

[Solo]

Replacing a player like Price tho, that would set you guys back a lot. Unless you are going for a rebuild. But based on the posters here you guys seem to be in a win now type of place.

That's why we are screwed. We're in "win now" mode because of our contracts and the age of our players, but the team had MASSIVE holes (no 1C, no 2C, missing a top pairing LHD). So "win now" translates to a first or second round exit because we don't have the talent and depth to be cup contenders.

 

[Red_Man]

�� so you say it's a great contract, but no team would've wanted him because they would've expected that contract ��

It's equal value to his worth, Habs just happen to be one of the few teams that have room for that much to pay a goalie.

$70 million in signing bonuses.

Already preparing for the next lockout.

 

[Smiley90]

Canucks sign Burmistrov for 1y@900k? I'm totally okay with that, too. Good offseason for Dim Jim.

 

[lamaroo]

Canucks sign Burmistrov for 1y@900k? I'm totally okay with that, too. Good offseason for Dim Jim.

We're discussing the merits of Price right now, please get the fuck out with this off-topic shit.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

WE are fucked with that contract.

I definitely see Montreal trading him in 5 years, no way this contract ends good for the Canadiens