Confirmed Trade: [MTL/CGY] Sean Monahan and conditional 2024/25/26 1st round pick for future considerations

[HuskyBruinPride]

f*** hope its not a first. Why not move Looch first if it costs a first

Yeah like wth. If I'm Calgary and I'm giving up a first to move salary out I'm dumping Lucic 1st no questions asked

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

So basically Calgary has to do as good as last year or better in order for this trade not to come back and haunt them.

why?

 

[LiveLongandProspal]

Maybe the Flames and Canadiens are trying to find a third team?

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

There’s now 15 teams left trying to move cap space, and the market has finally been set. Problem is, there’s only a few teams who can take on the salaries.

Imagine trying to move a contract with more than a year left on it? Likely why the Isles deal with Kadri went sideways.

Habs def would have taken Pageau or Beau for less than a 1st, if they could send armia or allen back

 

[JohnHodgson]

Well looks like I will have some crow to eat on Monahan. We will see what the return is but I swore up and down that I didn't think the Flames would need to 'pay' to move him. Giving up a 1st to do so is really awful.

You didn't think the Flames wouldn't have to pay to move off of a $6M contract for someone who had 23 points in 65 games last year and injury concerns?

What?

 

[Oddbob]

Just the way she goes. If we have to rebuild in 5 years so be it. Natural cycle of things.

It isn't though. Most teams don't give up 1st round picks to move a bad contract, all so they can add another bad contract. Kadri is a 55-60 pt guy and maybe for only 2-3 more years as most physical type players age badly due to wear and tear.

 

[HuskyBruinPride]

The simple answer is that Price is LTIR for another year, Byron as well for the 1st half, and that Dach will sign once the season officially starts.

If Dach signs for less than 1.3 Million, could Montreal sign him now, technically burry him in the AHL, and then call him up and be cap compliant once the season starts?

Is he waiver exempt? I'd think he'd get claimed...

 

[viper0220]

The Calgary Flames take 1 step forward and than 2 steps back.

 

[Jared Dunn]

Well looks like I will have some crow to eat on Monahan. We will see what the return is but I swore up and down that I didn't think the Flames would need to 'pay' to move him. Giving up a 1st to do so is really awful.

I guess they didn't know at the time how things would shake down but especially when you look at how low his buyout was going to be I feel like it's a tough pill to swallow

 

[Captain Mountain]

*cough* petry *cough*

I mean, are we saying Habs fans or insiders? Because Petry returned exactly what was expected based on the actual reporting. Montreal wanted to get younger, cheaper and get a replacement D. And that's exactly what they got.

 

[Zur En Arrh]

Bro wtf is Calgary doing LOL

Coming to burn down your village!

 

[Habsawce]

Maybe they just buy him out?

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

I wonder who we are giving up

 

[Oddbob]

Impressed by what the new GM in Montreal is doing.

Impressed with that, or embarrassed by Treliving??? He did good on the Fla trade, but this is just plain bad.

 

[29Potvin]

You didn't think the Flames wouldn't have to pay to move off of a $6M contract for someone who had 23 points in 65 games last year and injury concerns?

What?

I'm told the only GM that would do that is currently Leaf GM....

 

[deckercky]

1st makes sense given how little actual cap space there is leaguewide.

14 teams currently show that they are over the cap (they can mostly scramble to get compliant or have some LTIR, but obviously no space).

6 teams are under the cap by $1.5m or less.

There are still a ton of RFAs that need to be signed, taking a number of the teams off the table.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I wonder who we are giving up

Future considerations.

f***ing stud of a prospect

 

[ManofSteel55]

Yeah like wth. If I'm Calgary and I'm giving up a first to move salary out I'm dumping Lucic 1st no questions asked

Lucic was actually more effective than Monahan last year. Monahan out saves a bit more money.

 

[Jared Dunn]

Efff that play with 15F all year and tank that shit

Have already tried Drouin at center let's give him a go at right D

 

[YP44]

watch Monahan somehow recover from both hips being operated on and put up north of 20.

 

[GM Armchair]

Calgary just hates having those 1st round draft picks

 

[ToDavid]

Why wouldn't it be? Toronto paid a 1st for Marleau and he was owed less real money.

We've seen 2 x 2-3M dumps cost a 2nd and 3rd.

This price makes sense.

Toronto paid a 1st to move basically $6m in dead cap space because Marleau wasn't willing to play anywhere but Toronto or San Jose. Monahan is still a useful but overpaid 2/3C.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

If the first is not protected it will be interesting

 

[Captain Mountain]

Habs def would have taken Pageau or Beau for less than a 1st, if they could send armia or allen back

Beau? For sure. Pageau? Not a chance in hell. The last thing they need is another long term contract for a player in their 30s. Pageau is WAY better than Monahan, but he also has term.

 

[kilowatt]

Yeah like wth. If I'm Calgary and I'm giving up a first to move salary out I'm dumping Lucic 1st no questions asked

Lucic has a no trade clause, he can submit a list of 10 teams he can be traded to. Given that 14 teams are already over the cap ceiling, if Lucic didn't want to move, he wasn't moving. Monahan had a similar NTC, but perhaps he was looking for a change.