Player Discussion Carey Price - Covid Playoff Edition

[DAChampion]

Wtf did Price do during the break that he got so much worse relative to his playoff appearance or even last year?

His Save% is an abysmal .888, it's impossible for the Habs to compete with that.

 

[HotPie]

I've said it before (perhaps not on here) but Price should have been traded. Instead he has one of the worst contracts on the league, riding off the hype of one truly elite season in his career. I blame Bergevin more than Price though.

 

[PaulD]

i have zero compassion for Price right now. I'm sorry. I don't blame him for his contract or for not taking a discount, i blame him for extraordinarily poor play and coming off as a basket case. No team survives that save % and he's not playing like an elite talent. it's so f***ing frustrating. he's playing a kid's sport and making millions and he needs perspective by taking time off? Give some of that money back or retire - or work to get yourself to another team if you hate the pressure

Bergevins has struggled longer at his job the team than any player on the roster. Including Carey.

The fish rots from head down.

I see and get why Price is feeling the heat from fans. But just dont forget , when Carey was Hasek like and the MVP of the league giving the team the goaltending you need to win. The team in front of him still sucked.

In 9 years under Bergevin this roster has won 3 play off rounds. None in the last 5 seasons. Carey at fault for all that losing?

(last years 5 game covid qualifier aint a play off round)

 

[Pat Riot]

The Carey's curse. We will never win anything with him on the team.

 

[Ezpz]

The Carey's curse. We will never win anything with him on the team.

Non-sense. Carey would have multiple cups if he played on a real team his career. If we had traded him instead of Halak to the Flyers, who desired him greatly, they never would have imploded.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Wtf did Price do during the break that he got so much worse relative to his playoff appearance or even last year?

His Save% is an abysmal .888, it's impossible for the Habs to compete with that.

Price has been bad this year but the Habs aren't competing regardless. I can't remember the last time we outplayed the other team. It's pretty ugly, esp after such a good start.

 

[Pat Riot]

Non-sense. Carey would have multiple cups if he played on a real team his career. If we had traded him instead of Halak to the Flyers, who desired him greatly, they never would have imploded.

That can be say about every goalies in the NHL. The Price curse is real. Youll see once hes gone how the fun of playing hockey will be back within the team

 

[HeussLenfoire]

Non-sense. Carey would have multiple cups if he played on a real team his career. If we had traded him instead of Halak to the Flyers, who desired him greatly, they never would have imploded.

Aren’t we done with that myth ?

 

[Pat Riot]

Aren’t we done with that myth ?

apparently not.

Price show catastrophic stats. Imagine one second if he was playing for Ottawa. He wouldnt even have peeweeA respectable stats

Now hes exausted from playing so many games. Princess Price need a rest. Most overated player in the whole league. And with so many bad contracts given around the league, he has to take the palm for the worst one out there. He is the biggest boat anchor in the NHL right now

 

[salbutera]

FWIW...McGuire was talking about changes to goalie equipment, in particular teams complaining about Price’s oversized pants, which was part of the equipment downsizing. Those changes went into effect 3-years ago, ironically that aligns with the timeline of Price needing to reset his game. Also over than span Price has given up far more goals down low / between the legs than he ever did prior in his career...similar to the ones NT & BT scored this week which are unacceptable anyway you cut it.

 

[DAChampion]

Price has been bad this year but the Habs aren't competing regardless. I can't remember the last time we outplayed the other team. It's pretty ugly, esp after such a good start.

The Habs would be a more competitive team if Price played like a league average goalie.

 

[Pat Riot]

Price has been bad this year but the Habs aren't competing regardless. I can't remember the last time we outplayed the other team. It's pretty ugly, esp after such a good start.

Always ready to apologize for Price. Hes the one making this team bad with his mood swing and bad vibes. The team is competing big times with Allen in the net

BTW LG I admire your loyalty and your determination to defend Price no matters how bad he suck. Its truly amazing. Anyone would love to have a personal cheerleader pumping his tire even on bad days

 

[Shawnathon]

Aren’t we done with that myth ?

I don’t know.. Price behind those Ken Hitchcock coached St. Louis teams is a pretty scary thought. I doubt they’d be waiting until 2019 to win a cup had they aquired Price.

 

[Pat Riot]

I don’t know.. Price behind those Ken Hitchcock coached St. Louis teams is a pretty scary thought. I doubt they’d be waiting until 2019 to win a cup had they aquired Price.

They had Allen whos better than Price. Stats prove it

 

[MTL-rules]

Bergevins has struggled longer at his job the team than any player on the roster. Including Carey.

The fish rots from head down.

I see and get why Price is feeling the heat from fans. But just dont forget , when Carey was Hasek like and the MVP of the league giving the team the goaltending you need to win. The team in front of him still sucked.

In 9 years under Bergevin this roster has won 3 play off rounds. None in the last 5 seasons. Carey at fault for all that losing?

(last years 5 game covid qualifier aint a play off round)

Price was never near Hasek, never... At best, he was like Brodeur... Or Theodore for that matter.

 

[Pat Riot]

Price was never near Hasek, never... At best, he was like Brodeur... Or Theodore for that matter.

halak has better career stats than Price FFS. Hasek was a wall compare to Price

 

[Rosso Scuderia]

Price has been bad this year but the Habs aren't competing regardless. I can't remember the last time we outplayed the other team. It's pretty ugly, esp after such a good start.

Price is our most important player, he was and still is the heart and soul of this team. The team will go wherever Price leads them. Right now he is sinking the team with the way he is playing. Everyone is playing nervous because any shots can result to a goal. Price brings no confidence to his teammates so for this season. We are not this bad of a team but I honestly believe that Price playing like crap has a negative effect on them.

 

[salbutera]

halak has better career stats than Price FFS. Hasek was a wall compare to Price

Hasek’s heyday was played in the clutch & grab era w a red line in place and no one piece rocket launchers

 

[salbutera]

The taxes is a myth, many players and agents said so. Why is it still talked like its a thing?

Why do you think Mtl goes after so many American players? Non taxable bonus structure clause IRS has in place - the Austin Mathews contract structure

 

[BehindTheTimes]

Ask Toronto fans how much spending to the cap meant for them before the Matthews era began. It means nothing if you don’t spread your budget accordingly. $15 million in goaltending, almost $8 million for a rapidly declining defenseman, $8 million for two bottom 6/fringe NHL defenseman, $3.5 million for a fourth liner, etc. It all adds up pretty quick. Adding two 30 point wingers was never going to drastically change the team. Bergevin did a good job selling to the fans and media that this was a much improved product but it’s not.

It is though, the team is struggling because of subpar goaltending.

 

[nhlfan9191]

It is though, the team is struggling because of subpar goaltending.

Sketchy goaltending certainly isn’t helping. But we’ve been shutout twice with Allen in net since the skid began and he looked like a street hockey goalie with some of the saves he was making in his last start against Ottawa with all the breakaways they were getting, which in the end resulted in another loss. Price is fair game to criticize for his play but you can’t pretend the product on the ice for weeks hasn’t been horrible and that’s not all on him.

 

[PaulD]

Price was never near Hasek, never... At best, he was like Brodeur... Or Theodore for that matter.

015 he was

The Canadiens started 016 top team in the NHL with Price on fire.

He went down for season and they played 400 hockey the rest of the way. Literally first to worst because one player went out injured.

Hasek like.

Anyways , my point was that Price playing great or Price playing poor. Team still sucked and won sweet f$%^ all.

 

[salbutera]

Your statement of fact is parts factual mixed in with alot of opinion and speculation... anyways, I'm not replying to this subject matter anymore since we are kind of off-topic.

Fair enough.

 

[pepperMonkey]

Not that I'm defending Price but hasn't he been terribad during the beginning of the season for a few years now? This just seems his norm now?

 

[salbutera]

I still say price should stop the puck though - even though bergevin has not surrounded him with entirely adequate support stat. why is allen doing better with the same people?

Agree - No excuse whatsoever for Price’s subpar performance for the 3-consecutive season starts

The built in restrictions impacting Habs team building vs Leafs or big market US orgs don’t face, well....it is what it is