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Montreal Canadiens signed Jake Allen (2 Years / $3,850,000 AAV)

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Oct. 1, 2022 at 8:59 a.m.
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Jake Allen has signed a new contract with the Montreal Canadiens.
STANDARD CONTRACT (EXTENSION)
Comparable ContractsCOMPARE THIS CONTRACT
SIGNED BY: Kent Hughes
LENGTH: 2 YEARS
EXPIRY STATUS: UFA
SIGNING TEAM: Logo of the Montreal CanadiensMontreal Canadiens
VALUE: $7,700,000
C.H.% Tooltip: 4.67
SIGNING DATE: Oct. 1, 2022
SOURCE: CapFriendly

Jake Allen signed a 2 year, $7,700,000 contract with the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 1, 2022. The contract has a cap hit of $3,850,000.

SEASONCLAUSECAP HITTooltipAAV TooltipP. BONUSESTooltipS. BONUSESTooltipBASE SALARYTooltipTOTAL SALARYTooltipMINORS SALTooltip
2023-24M-NTC$3,850,000$3,850,000$0$500,000$3,900,000$4,400,000$4,400,000
2024-25M-NTC$3,850,000$3,850,000$0$1,000,000$2,300,000$3,300,000$3,300,000
TOTAL$7,700,000$7,700,000$0$1,500,000$6,200,000$7,700,000$7,700,000
CLAUSE DETAILS: 23-24: 7 team no-trade list. 24-25: 3 team no-trade list
Oct. 1, 2022 at 9:05 a.m.
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A_Habs_fan
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Good deal, Allen has been a solid 1B and will be our starter for most likely the full duration of the contract
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Oct. 1, 2022 at 9:21 a.m.
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I think this was a good signing. He's been good for the habs
Oct. 1, 2022 at 9:30 a.m.
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Fair deal. We’re now extending him to be a starter for a few years, so he’ll need to make starter money. And the term is nicely tailored to the team’s goalie prospect development.
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Oct. 1, 2022 at 9:33 a.m.
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Way too much for a backup
Oct. 1, 2022 at 9:33 a.m.
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Goaltending is still the team's weakest position and it's a good move only if they can find a 1A.

Health is an issue for Allen. He would be ok if he played around 30 games maximum. When his work load gets heavy, the quality of his play isn't the same, he get injured and the team's goaltending drops 2 notches.
Oct. 1, 2022 at 9:36 a.m.
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Worse than Forsberg last year and got way higher AAV. Fat Habs L
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Oct. 1, 2022 at 9:40 a.m.
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Edited Oct. 1, 2022 at 9:59 a.m.
This is a bit steep but I like it. The team absolutely loves Allen and he's the unsung leader of the locker room. He's also gonna have to deal with an insane workload over the next two years with no one ready to take over. Again, I don't see any harm in throwing an extra million for someone who wants to be here and lead the team through a rebuild.

We live in an era where unproven goalies gets multi-year, multi-million dollars deals for 30 games of good play (Driedger, Husso, Petersen) with the hopes of them being a full starter someday. I don't blame the team for sticking with a known entity.
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Oct. 1, 2022 at 9:43 a.m.
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Double post frown
Oct. 1, 2022 at 9:47 a.m.
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Quoting: Babatunde
Way too much for a backup


Wait until you hear about Spencer Knight
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Oct. 1, 2022 at 9:54 a.m.
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Way too much for a backup


He is the starter
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Oct. 1, 2022 at 10:04 a.m.
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Goaltending is still the team's weakest position and it's a good move only if they can find a 1A.

Health is an issue for Allen. He would be ok if he played around 30 games maximum. When his work load gets heavy, the quality of his play isn't the same, he get injured and the team's goaltending drops 2 notches.


We are not trying to win now. Allen can’t stay healthy because they ain’t giving him a break. He plays every games until he gets injured. We don’t need a 1A goaltender, we need to complete the rebuilt. Fair contract

Quoting: Claesson4Norris
Worse than Forsberg last year and got way higher AAV. Fat Habs L


I had him getting 2 years at 4M
He completely deserve it
He’s been good since he joined the Habs
If Forsberg as a good deal, doesn’t mean others have a bad one
Oct. 1, 2022 at 10:08 a.m.
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This is a bit steep but I like it. The team absolutely loves Allen and he's the unsung leader of the locker room. He's also gonna have to deal with an insane workload over the next two years with no one ready to take over. Again, I don't see any harm in throwing an extra million for someone who wants to be here and lead the team through a rebuild.

We live in an era where unproven goalies gets multi-year, multi-million dollars deals for 30 games of good play (Driedger, Husso, Petersen) with the hopes of them being a full starter someday. I don't blame the team for sticking with a known entity.


Agreed. League wide it’s not the greatest deal. But Montreal is paying him for the intangibles he brings. Plus they can afford it for the next few years.
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Oct. 1, 2022 at 10:13 a.m.
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MTL is rebuilding no question but you still want to ice a competitive roster and Allen does that. Plus this allows them to insulate Cayden Primeau (if they still believe he can be a 1A/1B) for the next two seasons.

Smart move to keep Allen around IMO, slight over pay but nothing crazy
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Oct. 1, 2022 at 10:56 a.m.
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Jeez I wonder how many first round picks he’s worth now
Oct. 1, 2022 at 11:36 a.m.
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Quoting: Babatunde
Way too much for a backup

They aren't paying him to be a backup. He's the team's starting goaltender for the foreseeable future.
Oct. 1, 2022 at 1:24 p.m.
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Quoting: Claesson4Norris
Worse than Forsberg last year and got way higher AAV. Fat Habs L








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Oct. 1, 2022 at 1:41 p.m.
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Not the greatest deal but certainly not a bad one.
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Oct. 1, 2022 at 2:10 p.m.
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Quoting: SevenLeg








Some people have 0 idea what they are talking about. Literally Internet 101
Oct. 1, 2022 at 2:39 p.m.
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Good Deal for the rebuild. I expected this.

Sync's well with Primeau. He can ween out Montembault and send him to the AHL.

If Primeau can't overtake Allen as a clear cut #1. Hopefully Dobes & Dichow are showing promise down the line.

Everything should be well aligned with the end of the rebuild.
Oct. 1, 2022 at 4:29 p.m.
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Does this mean Price is retiring?
Oct. 1, 2022 at 7:54 p.m.
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Does this mean Price is retiring?


Price is a cheerleader in the crowd now, you should see him in a mini skirt, he looks good.
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Oct. 2, 2022 at 4:59 a.m.
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I was okay with the deal, until I realized it was an extension. You didn't need to sign this deal. It's not like he's expected to be the goalie of the future.
Oct. 2, 2022 at 12:08 p.m.
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Quoting: CSStrowbridge
I was okay with the deal, until I realized it was an extension. You didn't need to sign this deal. It's not like he's expected to be the goalie of the future.

I mean, they did need to sign this deal, or one like it, because they need a goalie.
Oct. 2, 2022 at 1:29 p.m.
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I was okay with the deal, until I realized it was an extension. You didn't need to sign this deal. It's not like he's expected to be the goalie of the future.


He's the goalie of our short term future. All rebuilders usually sign veteran goalies who can lead and be solid in net.
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