Canadiens Learn What It’ll Take To Land $42 Million Center

Montreal is doing the math on a big-ticket center, and the asking price is already forcing the conversation into the real world. When a $42 million name enters the rumor mill, the sticker shock is only part of the story, because the bigger issue is what a team has to give up to make the cap puzzle work. The Canadiens have been linked to this type of swing before, but this one comes with enough cost to make every GM in the room start counting assets.