Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- If you missed the news last night, Carey Price has agreed to waive his no-trade clause, exposing him to the Seattle Kraken for the expansion draft, but letting the team protect the much cheaper Jake Allen. [EOTP]/
There are 5 players who’ve waived their No Move Clauses (NMC) for the Seattle Expansion Draft:
1. Milan Lucic
2. Jeff Skinner
3. Erik Johnson
4. Ben Bishop
5. Carey PriceThere were only 2 players to waive their NMC in the Vegas Expansion:
1. Marc-André Fleury
2. Toby Enström— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) July 18, 2021
Around the league and elsewhere
- The biggest deal ahead of the expansion draft roster freeze saw Ryan Ellis go to the Philadelphia Flyers, Philippe Myers and Cody Glass to the Nashville Predators, and Nolan Patrick to the Vegas Golden Knights in a three-team deal. [Broad Street Hockey | On The Forecheck | Knights On Ice]
- The San Jose Sharks also acquired a goaltender worth the protection slot by adding Adin Hill from the Arizona Coyotes. [Fear The Fin | Five For Howling]
- Pittsburgh traded Jared McCann to Toronto, getting back Filip Hallander, whom the Penguins originally drafted in 2018. [PensBurgh | Pension Plan Puppets]
- Arizona also acquired Andrew Ladd’s sizable contract and several draft picks for … absolutely nothing. [Five For Howling]
- The New York Rangers acquired the right to UFA Barclay Goodrow. [Blueshirt Banter]
- Miro Heiskanen has a new eight-year deal with the Dallas Stars. [Defending Big D]
- Dallas also traded Scott Dickinson to the Vancouver Canucks. [Defending Big D]
- Max Domi will not be protected by the Columbus Blue Jackets. [The Athletic]
- Neither will Vladimir Tarasenko. [Sportsnet]
- Nor Jonathan Quick. [Sportsnet]
- The Kraken may be a new team, but the city has seen a Stanley Cup winner before. [The Score]
- Dolores Claman, who composed the Hockey Night in Canada theme song, has died at 94. [Sportsnet]/
