Scott 679 wrote:
Just to be clear this has nothing to do with this year's play.
Since Price signed the big contract, besides one year and last years playoff bubble, Price has been just a shell of his former self.
I know he has only played 11 games this year, but I have been thinking of this the last 3 years. 10.5 M is a lot of money for the next 6 years on any player, but especially a goaltender. I am not saying to trade him or run him out of town, but he has been declining in the last 3-4 years.
Some reasons were because he has been over worked, but this year his workload is down with no better results.
Look, I love Price, but there has been a big decline and have a lot of money tied up in him. Maybe I am over reacting, but as mentioned earlier, its not just this year.
Curious as to what are your thoughts on this?
Discuss.
See Luongo circa 2012-13. Everything you are saying, the same could be said of Luongo back then. But unfortunately Price is not very tradable with a $10.5 M cap hit, so the Habs best figure out how to maximize his ability and cap hit internally.
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The Montreal Canadiens signed Carey Price to an eight-year, $84-million contract extension a week ago, making him the richest goaltender in NHL history. With that came plenty of speculation about the details of his contract.
Sources have provided Sportsnet with a breakdown of the deal, which features an average annual value of $10.5 million. It’s worth noting there is never a season where Price makes more than $2 million in base salary.
Here’s a year-by-year look at the contract.
Season Salary Signing Bonus (incl. in salary)
2018-2019 $15,000,000 $13,000,000
2019-2020 $15,000,000 $13,000,000
2020-2021 $9,750,000 $8,750,000
2021-2022 $13,000,000 $11,000,000
2022-2023 $7,750,000 $6,750,000
2023-2024 $8,500,000 $6,500,000
2024-2025 $7,500,000 $5,500,000
2025-2026 $7,500,000 $5,500,000