Reilly had cleared waivers as of October 11th, 2022 but he almost didn't if the Montreal Canadiens could've made the money work.
Reilly's cap hit is currently $3 Million over 3 years, which Don Sweeney generously handed out. Kent Hughes couldn't make it work, seeing as the Canadiens currently have $1.8 Million in cap space.
With Carey Price and Paul Byron out on LTIR and possibly retiring, they got a lot of cap relief, but Hughes will have to move to another contract.
With Jonathan Drouin being a healthy scratch recently, it wouldn't be too ridiculous to think, Drouin will be moved as part of a package to acquire Reilly come the trade deadline.
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15 OCTOBRE | 138 ANSWERS An Eastern Conference team tried to claim a Bruins defenseman but couldn't afford the cap hit Does the NHL need to change the salary cap? | ||
Yes, the league needs a soft cap | 61 | 44.2 % |
Yes, get rid of the cap completely | 37 | 26.8 % |
No, this system works perfectly | 40 | 29 % |
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