Captain97
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Ahh I see, so money only matters if you're a good team?
If you ignore one of the biggest reasons laine was traded (his massive contract), then sure everything about this deal is fantastic.
Also this deal likely puts MTL into LTIR use, meaning most of Slafkovsky, Hutson, or Guhle's ELC bonuses will carry over to 24-25. So acquiring him now likely adds about 10 mill to your cap next year, when you may be trying to compete
Um the Habs are projected have something like 19,000,000 in capsapce in 2025/26 including Price's LTIR with no major resigning (this accounts for Laine and the Slaf and Guhle raises). When you have a ton of cap space and a very rich owner money it doesn't matter even then.