What exactly do you mean by "The price to not take Price is too high"?

So, instead of getting a 34 year old who's signed at $10.5 mil for the next 5 years, they get someone else that doesn't cost that?

Marketing/ Face franchise value I believe

I hope the habs don't sign Hoffman, too much of a locker room issue

Yeah, and I get that, IMO though, I just think it's a dumb Francis decsion if he does it. Lots of players out there that could potentially be marketed that way.

How on earth are you paying for Suzuki next year

Apparently Ron Francis’s asking price to not select Giordano is a 1st. So I don’t think Montreal gives up a first+ to not select him.

If I was Montreal, I'd be happy as a pig in $hit if they took him...

Same with me. If your looking at this in a business standpoint. Seattle would have to take him and trade him for a surplus of picks and prospects and retain 50%. Top 10 goalie. At 5.25/year. Someone will bite when he’s healthy.

*Is he a top 10 goalie though?*

I get it, guy had an outstanding run through 3 rounds of the playoffs. Is that a big enough sample size to negate his past 2 regular seasons (We'll just throw the finals out completely, given that Tampa >>>> Anybody else.

And I absolutely get it...He's a huge name, and his playoff run was outstanding. And yes, if team Canada was in action, he'd absolutely be the one getting the call. I just don't know if I could look past those below league average regular season numbers and commit to a)Taking the entire contract, or b)Eating 50% of that over 5 years. I'd absolutely need to know that someone wanted him, and have an offer that made it worth it in place prior to picking him.