Overview

• Montreal sent Carey Price’s contract and a 2026 fifth-round pick to San Jose for defenseman Gannon Laroque on Sept. 5.
• The move removes Price’s $10.5 million cap hit from the Canadiens, leaving roughly $4.5–$4.57 million in space and reducing performance-bonus overage risk.
• San Jose assumes the $10.5 million cap charge but owes about $2 million in salary this season, helping manage its position relative to the $70.6 million cap floor.
• Montreal paid Price a $5.5 million signing bonus on Sept. 1, lowering the real cash owed and making the contract more tradable.
• Montreal adds 22-year-old prospect Laroque as Price, out since 2022 with a knee injury, marked the move with a brief “Always a Hab” message on social media.