Even though he's on the long-term injured list all season and not on the team's payroll, Carey Price's contract is still a heavy one for the Habs. Many fans and observers are wondering whether a situation similar to that of Shea Weber could arise, when his contract was traded to the Golden Knights for Evgeni Dadonov last summer. The answer is quite simple: no. It's highly unlikely. <q>A year later, the CH finds itself in a somewhat similar situation with Carey Price's contract (compared to Shea Weber). Yet this time, don't hold your breath: Kent Hughes won't be able to get rid of this one.</q> Those are the very direct words, but there's a very good reason for it. Carey earns a 5.5 million bonus, disbursed on July 1 of each of his remaining contract years. For a GM looking to hit the salary floor, that gets very expensive. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr>The <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoHabsGo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#GoHabsGo</a> have nearly $9 million in cap space heading into 2023-24.<br><br>But part of that involves Carey Price's LTIR relief funds, & they do not accrue. <br><br>The Canadiens could trade him, but the structure of his contract makes it complicated.<br><br>Here's why:<a href=https://t.co/11qP3D8FVw>https://t.co/11qP3D8FVw</a>- Dirt McGirt (@MarcPDumont) <a href=https://twitter.com/MarcPDumont/status/1679492099379728384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>July 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8> I would add that Carey is still part of the organization, with a different role. We know he helps Samuel Montembeault a lot, but he'll also be a special advisor, a bit like Vincent Lecavalier. Incidentally, the Price family is looking to buy a property in downtown Montreal. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr>The <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoHabsGo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#GoHabsGo</a> have nearly $9 million in cap space heading into 2023-24.<br><br>But part of that involves Carey Price's LTIR relief funds, & they do not accrue. <br><br>The Canadiens could trade him, but the structure of his contract makes it complicated.<br><br>Here's why:<a href=https://t.co/11qP3D8FVw>https://t.co/11qP3D8FVw</a>- Dirt McGirt (@MarcPDumont) <a href=https://twitter.com/MarcPDumont/status/1679492099379728384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>July 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8>