The Montreal Canadiens today traded the contract of goalie Carey Price to the San Jose Sharks. The Canadiens are also sending a 2026 fifth-round pick to the Sharks in exchange for defenseman Gannon Laroque. The trade gets Price’s contract off the books for Montreal as the Sharks will take on the rest of his eight-year $10.5 million deal, which is in the final season. The Canadiens now have just over $4.56 million in cap space. The Sharks have over $9.2 million in cap space following the trade.
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Carey Price
Price spent all 15 seasons of his NHL career with the Canadiens, playing in 712 career games, going 361-261-79 with a 2.51 goals-against average, a .917 save percentage, and 49 shutouts. He won the Vezina in 2014-15, going 44-16-6 with a .933 save percentage, a 1.96 goals-against average, and nine shutouts. He also won the Hart Trophy that same season. Price hasn’t played in the NHL since the 2021-22 season and has stated he will never play professional hockey again, as he has a knee injury that swells up under minimal strain, and he cannot handle a full hockey schedule. He is the winningest goalie in Montreal Canadiens history.
Gannon Laroque
Laroque has spent time with the San Jose Barracuda in the AHL, appearing in 12 games over two seasons, recording three points on a goal and two assists. He’s also played in the WHL with the Victoria Royals in 2022-23, where in four games he had five points on two goals and three assists. He spent part of the 2023-24 season also with the Wichita Thunder in the ECHL, playing in nine games and recording two assists.
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