DETROIT, MICHIGAN - FEBRUARY 18: Shea Weber #6 of the Montreal Canadiens. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
The NHL had an odd cap recapture penalty in the previous CBA. It has been amended to reduce potential impact in the future.
The Montreal Canadiens have signed a few enormous contracts in the past few years. None have been bigger than the eight-year $84 million deal that Carey Price signed three summers ago. His $10.5 million cap hit for the past two seasons has been among the highest in the league and it still the highest among goaltenders.
Still, the Habs haven’t been close to the cap in the past three years anyway, so it hasn’t forced them to make any difficult roster decisions.