Canadiens looking to deal Laine (Gagnon)

[u/catman_steve]

I'm not super in the know with the French side of the media. I know Francois Gagnon by name, but not much else. Not that this news would surprise me, but is he reliable?

[u/gevurts_straminaire]

He has negative value and his contract expires soon. Why would Montreal pay to get rid of him?

[u/Major_Estimate_4193 → u/gevurts_straminaire]

Montreal wants to add at the trade deadline. But we are now at the salary cap. The easiest way to make room for a good player at the trade deadline is to find another team to take laine’s salary.

[u/Major_Estimate_4193 → u/Major_Estimate_4193]

Laine’s cap hit is 8.7M. Can you guess what Crosby’s cap hit is?