"The British Columbia native was drafted fifth overall by Montreal in 2005 and went on to win the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, as well as the Hart Memorial Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award, Vezina Trophy, and William M. Jennings Trophy. He was also a seven-time NHL All-Star and won three senior gold medals with Team Canada, being named the best goaltender at the 2014 Winter Olympics."
"The Canadiens shipped the injured goaltender and his huge cap number, along with a 2026 fifth-round draft pick, to the San Jose Sharks for prospect Gannon Laroque. Price's $10.5 million cap hit will help the Sharks reach the salary cap floor. He is an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season and will likely retire afterward. He's spent the last three seasons on long-term injured reserve."
"Per Sportsnet, the Canadiens now have just over $4.56 million in cap space. The move comes after the Canadiens paid Price a $5.5-million signing bonus on September 1, leaving $2 million for the Sharks to cover over the remainder of the season. Laroque, 22, missed the entire 2024-25 campaign due to injury and rehabbing from two separate hip surgeries. During the 2023-24 season, he played nine games with the ECHL's Wichita Thunder and nine games with the AHL's San Jose Barracuda."
Montreal traded injured goaltender Carey Price and a 2026 fifth-round pick to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defense prospect Gannon Laroque. Price carries a $10.5 million cap hit that helps the Sharks reach the salary cap floor; he is an unrestricted free agent at season's end and is expected to retire. Price has spent three seasons on long-term injured reserve after a significant knee injury that ended his 2021-22 playing career. Over 712 games with Montreal, he posted a 361-261-79 record, 2.51 GAA, .917 save percentage and 49 shutouts, and won multiple major trophies. Laroque missed 2024-25 rehabbing two hip surgeries and has limited AHL/ECHL experience.
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