Montreal sits about 3.4M over cap with Price’s 10.5M hit, plus a 5.5M signing bonus due Sept 1. Once that bonus ships, more teams could entertain Price, especially SJS and ANA, with CHI, SEA and PIT also having space. Canadiens will likely need a sweetener. Separately, McDavid weighs an extension that could top 19.1M AAV over eight years; Edmonton’s cap and fantasy landscape would shift, with Marner serving as a Toronto benchmark for megadeals.