Twitter divided over Price's massive extension with Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens appeased the nerves of their fans Sunday with an eight-year contract extension worth a reported $84 million for goaltender Carey Price.
So they signed carey price to an 8 year extension pic.twitter.com/BcEaU3IXgA
— Luc (@habfan999) July 2, 2017
Price is widely considered the best goaltender in the NHL and is the Canadiens' marquee player, but this didn't stop Twitter users from reacting in awe at what is truly a groundbreaking contract.
So $70 million worth of signing bonuses in Price's $84 million contract. Wow.
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 2, 2017
Price has come a long way from playing for AHL playoff bonus money 10 years ago.
— PATRICK WILLIAMS (@pwilliamsNHL) July 2, 2017
Carey Price will join Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews for the highest AAV in the NHL until Connor McDavid takes over.
— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) July 2, 2017
At $10.5M, Carey Price's cap hit is 14% of the 75M ceiling pic.twitter.com/696qEDd5So
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) July 2, 2017
While many consider the value to be fair for such a proven goaltender, it clearly demonstrates the strain such a contract can have on a roster.
I don't think any goalie is worth $10.5 million per year. And none would perform close to that value each year for eight years.
— Neil Greenberg (@ngreenberg) July 2, 2017
8 years for a goalie about to turn 30 what could possibly go wrong 🤔
— Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) July 2, 2017
Only the Dallas Stars have more invested in two goaltenders ($10.8M) than the Canadiens have in Price ($10.5M)
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) July 2, 2017
Habs will have $11.56M invested in goaltending in 2018-19 season (Montoya and Price).
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) July 2, 2017
We still have 2-3 months to see what version of the Montreal Canadiens will be skating in front of Carey Price in his last season at $6.5M
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) July 2, 2017
Carey Price and Shea Weber are locked in with the Habs for the next nine years.
— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) July 2, 2017
Carey Price hasn't even scored a goal in his NHL career and the Habs just gave him 10 mill.........
— Trubisky (@TrubiskyEra) July 2, 2017
MB: "I signed Carey Price"
— CK (@carlVKO) July 2, 2017
Media:"Radulov, Markov, Galchenyuk?"
MB:"I signed Carey Price"
Nice distraction
Forward Alex Galchenyuk remains a restricted free agent, while forward Alexander Radulov and defenseman Andrei Markov are unrestricted. All three are considered fan favorites and are coming off strong seasons in 2016-17.