Confirmed Signing with Link: [MTL] Habs sign Jordan Harris to ELC (2 years, $842.5k AAV)

[The Last Red]

Mailloux too

He'll probably end up the best one of that group.

 

[burstnbloom]

thoughts and prayers

He will just come here after his elc don’t worry

 

[HuGo Sham]

He will just come here after his elc don’t worry

Yeah you sound like every other homer, including Habs fans who think that every local kid is always just dying to play for his hometown

 

[1909]

nice. I like the depth that is building up in D with Romanov, Guhle, Barron, Harris, Norlinder and maybe struble and brooks

... and Mailloux !

 

[1909]

Yeah you sound like every other homer, including Habs fans who think that every local kid is always just dying to play for his hometown

Harris just saw that there was lots of available jobs on their D-Corp with Chiarot and Kulak gone. And possibly Petry over the Summer. Bruins' D is pretty much stacked now.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Harris has a lot of familiarity with MSL and Hughes through his teammates / friends. I think the decision to stay in the Habs org was out of loyalty to Hughes. I am convinced that if Marc Bergevin was in charge, Harris would be a Broon.

 

[Treb]

He can only make league minimum for first 3 years. It's in the CBA.

That's completely false.

No player is obligated to make league minimum for 3 years.

Players under 25 as of September 15 are obligated to sign an ELC. ELC money is limited, but the limit is over the league minimum and you can add bonuses on top (that will factor indirectly in cap calculations).

The term is directed by the age of the prospect.
18-21 3 years
22-23 2 years
24+ 1 year

Since Harris is turning 22 this year, he has to sign a 2-year ELC. His contract is for the league minimum, but it includes a signing bonus and performance bonuses which boost the AAV cap hit.