Carey Price agrees to waive no-move clause; Canadiens will protect Jake Allen

Anthony Scultore |

Jul 17, 2021

The Montreal Canadiens just got another big save from goalie Carey Price. Reports late this evening indicate the Habs star has agreed to waive his no-move clause solely for the Expansion Draft in order to protect backup Jake Allen.

All indications were pointing to Seattle taking Allen as one of their three goalies.

Hearing that Carey Price has waived his no-move for purpose of exposure in the expansion draft so that the Habs could protect Jake Allen in the expansion draft. The thought is that Seattle wouldn’t want to pick up the rest of Price’s hefty contract. But I guess we will see.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 18, 2021

Will the Kraken take Carey Price?

This move was unexpected, but likely very calculated.

The 33 year-old netminder has 5 years remaining on a deal that has a hefty $10.5 million cap hit per season. Furthermore, if the Kraken opt to take Price they will have to pay him an $11 million signing bonus with the way his contract is structured.

All teams’ protected lists will be revealed tomorrow.

Price had an up and down year while dealing with injuries. However; when he came back near the end of the regular season he turned it on. His spectacular goaltending led an improbable Cinderella run for the Canadiens that got them into the Stanley Cup Final.

In these playoffs he posted a 13-9 record with a .924 SV%, a 2.26 GAA in 22 games.

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