The Montreal Canadiens made perhaps the most shocking decision leading into the expansion draft when they chose to expose goaltender Carey Price.
The rumours about whether he will stay or go to the Seattle Kraken have taken some wild twists and turns already and I’m sure that won’t stop until the selections are made tomorrow night.
Until then, us fans will have to wait patiently before we find out who the Kraken will be taking from the Canadiens.
However, general manager Marc Bergevin doesn’t have to be patient. He should already be exploring his options just in case his franchise goaltender is about to head west and become the face of an expansion franchise. There is a roster freeze in place until Thursday morning so Bergevin can’t do anything official, but he can certainly explore his options and start planning for a Price-less future, just in case.
It seems almost unfathomable to Habs fans that the team may have a new starting goaltender tomorrow night, but the National Hockey League is a business and no matter what a player has done for a team, he will eventually move on.
With Price signed to the biggest contract of any goalie in the league, that being a cap hit of $10.5 million for the next five season, we didn’t think this day would come so soon.
But, it could be here much faster than anyone anticipated. If it does arrive tomorrow, here are the various avenues that Bergevin can go down to try and find his new number one goaltender.