Carey Price (© Eric Bolte-Imagn Images) [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/7edd8983-3bf6-4e7b-bcdd-365a1541f14d.jpeg] Carey Price (© Eric Bolte-Imagn Images) The Montreal Canadiens [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens] have announced that they have traded Carey Price and a 2026 fifth-round pick to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Gannon Laroque. It was well-known that the Canadiens were looking to find a suitor for Price's contract. Now, they have done just that through this trade with the Sharks. According to PuckPedia [https://puckpedia.com/team/montreal-canadiens], the Canadiens now have over $4.5 million of cap space available after trading Price's contract to San Jose. Price last played for the Canadiens during the 2021-22 season, where he was limited to only five games. In 712 games over 15 seasons with the Habs, he posted a 361-261-79 record, a .917 save percentage, and a 2.51 goals-against average. The seven-time All-Star also won the Vezina Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award, Hart Memorial Trophy, and William Jennings Trophy all in 2015. Laroque last played during the 2023-24 season. In nine American Hockey League (AHL) games with the San Jose Barracuda, he posted one goal and one assist. The 6-foot-2 defenseman also played in nine games in the ECHL with the Wichita Thunder, recording two assists.
