Since when is there an option to protect 2 goalies? If you wanted to keep Allen, I assume you could just pay Seattle to take someone else.

you're out of your mind is you think MTL would expose Weber lol and you can't protect 2G

I'll keep the bag of pucks.

Why we wouldn't be able? 9 skaters

its 7F, 3D, 1G
OR
8 Skaters , 1G

it's always 1G.
anyone with a NMC is automatically protected.
Petry, Price, Gally.

My bad then. But still is it worth it to pay Seattle to keep allen? or expose Weber's contract?

They would never expose Weber, too much of a leader on and off the ice..they would trade contract for cap room before losing a player like Weber for free.
they might pay them something to not take Allen, it's possible yes.

Weber's contract drops down to 3.5-4M for the final couple of years annually so leaving him available would be foolish.

I think they go
7F,3D,1G

Drouin
Gally
KK
Anderson
Toffoli
leckie
one of Tatar/Danault (whoever resigns)

Weber
Petry
Chariot or Edmunson

Price

Not on the cap hit

Evans over Lekhy Immo

Cap Hit represents the average annual salary across the entire contract. His contract was front weighted meaning he was being paid 14M for the first four years, 12M for the next two years, 6M for the past two years and next two years, and then it drops to 3M for a year and then 1M for the last 3 years.

His contract has averages just 3M from now until the end of it.

Yeah but we don't care about that. The important thing is the salary cap. Preventing that huge contract to block the signings of other players. Lundqvist was bought out for that reason

I don't think so, he's been great but I don't think he has proven enough at the NHL level yet for them to pass on a Vet D like chariot or edmunson so personally I think they're fine leaving him exposed, we shall see!