Last week the Carolina Hurricanes traded veteran defenseman Tomas Kaberle to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for another defender Jaroslav Spacek. The move was purely a salary cap move by the Hurricanes. Spacek carries a $3.833 million cap hit and will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season. While Kaberle has a $4.25 cap for two more seasons.
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Expensive contract aside, the change in scenery could do Kabs some good. Another puck rusher letting Subban be the shot on the PP
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Gus Katsaros
The Canadiens took Kaberle and his contact because of their need for a offensive minded puck mover on the power play. Although after this move, Kaberle has ate up more of the Habs cap space. As General Manager Gauthier have the likes of Carey Price, Josh Go...
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