The Montreal Canadiens have some maneuverability when it comes to their salary cap situation. Of course, if the Canadiens manage to trade Carey Price’s
Alzner, who is 32-years-old, has played in just 13 NHL games over the last two seasons. That's not exactly ideal for a team that just lost one of their best defensemen in Krug.
It’s hard to see an NHL future for the veteran defenseman, though perhaps at a much lower cost another team would take a chance on him as a depth option.
As part of the NHL's collective bargaining agreement, which has been extended through 2024-25, and return-to-play plan, every player had the opportunity to opt out of the rest of this season by 5 p.m.