Carey Price showing he'll never be an all-time great of his generation

[JimmyG89]

We've been seeing the beginning of the decline of a very good goalie in Carey Price for the last few years, but now we are truly seeing where this may end up going. It won't be pretty, but it typically isn't.

Price was touted as the perfect goalie prospect. And while he has had some highs, he clearly never reached the all time great status. He'll never be on a level with the best of this generation of goalies.

Goalies like Henrik Lundqvist, Marc-Andre Fleury, Tuukka Rask, and Pekka Rinna are the cream of the crop over the last 15 years. He's just never sustained the level of play long enough to be in this group.

He's beginning to be in a group with guys like Braden Holtby, Sergei Bobrovsky, and Jonathan Quick. Guys that had too short of a peak to be more than very good.

The one time you thought he would have his chance in 2014, and his own player went and took him out of the series, it was such a shame. He's never had a chance since then, and some of that lays at his own feet.

Maybe he can have another run in him, but this is looking more of the beginning of the end than a blip on the radar.

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[Intense]

31 teams in the league, a starter and a backup each = 62 goalies

Price managed to be worst than all of them.

Forget about blaming the coach and GM, the real 10.5 M$/year elephant in the room is Price and his horrible performance this year.

 

[JT Kreider]

Lundqvist's consistency >>>>> Price one year peak.

Even if that one year was one of the greatest calendar years any athlete has ever had.

When Lundqvist was Price's age he had a 2.25 GAA and .920 SV%.

Price hasn't had those numbers since the 2016-17 season.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

I think that Carey Price has already cemented himself as one of the great goalies of his generation.

I'm really not sure what Henrik Lundqvist or Pekka Rinne have done that put them on a higher tier than Price...

 

[BlackAdam]

As a Leafs fan, i kind of feel bad for Carey Price (not the habs) The best years of your hockey career wasted with your teams number 1 center being David Desharnais

 

[RogerR]

It's interesting that the highest paid goalies and goalies considred the best of their generation never won cups. Shows you to not overpay that position.

 

[Super Hans]

Not sure what's funnier: another Price thread or the Kreider avatar.

 

[BlackAdam]

I think that Carey Price has already cemented himself as one of the great goalies of his generation.

I'm really not sure what Henrik Lundqvist or Pekka Rinne have done that put them on a higher tier than Price...

You serious?
Lundqvist has an Olympic Gold Medal, multiple Vezinas, and a Stanley Cup appearance. His peak is arguably better than Price

Edit- Wow looks like i was wrong about multiple Vezinas. I could have sworn he won it more than once.

 

[JT Kreider]

I'm really not sure what Henrik Lundqvist or Pekka Rinne have done that put them on a higher tier than Price...

Lundqvist was absurdly consistent

 

[amnesiac]

I think that Carey Price has already cemented himself as one of the great goalies of his generation.

I'm really not sure what Henrik Lundqvist or Pekka Rinne have done that put them on a higher tier than Price...

VEZINA FINISHES

Price 1,3,4,5,7,9,10
Lundqvist 1,2,3,3,3,4,5,6,6,6
Rinne 1,2,2,3,4,7


you were saying?

 

[JT Kreider]

VEZINA FINISHES

Price 1,3,4,5,7,9,10
Lundqvist 1,2,3,3,3,4,5,6,6,6
Rinne 1,2,2,3,4,7


you were saying?

And Lundqvist had to contend with some guys named Martin Brodeur and Tim Thomas (don't know if anyone has ever heard of them) for the Vezina in his best years.

 

[ClydeLee]

You serious?
Lundqvist has an Olympic Gold Medal, multiple Vezinas, and a Stanley Cup appearance. His peak is arguably better than Price

Those are scattered moments. Peak as in a single year peak Price did better than what Lundqvist did in a single season.

He's been declined for a couple years now. He's still young he COULD recover like Pinne who had his vezina and 2nd best year at 35, but it shouldn't be a done assumption that Price is actually going to climb up to that again.

 

[illpucks]

Not sure what's funnier: another Price thread or the Kreider avatar.

 

[Weztex]

You serious?
Lundqvist has an Olympic Gold Medal, multiple Vezinas, and a Stanley Cup appearance. His peak is arguably better than Price

Peak is Price. Prime is Lundqvist.

 

[Adele Dazeem]

Carey will go to the Avs and win them a Cup

maybe two.

 

[JT Kreider]

Peak is Price. Prime is Lundqvist.

Lundqvist "prime" was his entite career until he was 34 years old. His consistency is far more impressive.

 

[Gnova]

Price has had to make an AHL roster appear to be NHL caliber for years.

 

[Dread Clawz]

That's ok, Lundqvist, Rask and Rinne were outstanding goaltenders. All probably top 20 all time.

 

[Weztex]

Lundqvist "prime" was his entite career until he was 34 years old. His consistency is far more impressive.

Yeah, I said prime is Lundqvist...

 

[Rodgerwilco]

VEZINA FINISHES
Price 1,3,4,5,7,9,10
Lundqvist 1,2,3,3,3,4,5,6,6,6
Rinne 1,2,2,3,4,7


you were saying?

Price has not had near the quality of teams that the other two have had. I'm not saying that Price is better than either of them. I just don't see those two as head and shoulders above Price. The Habs have been pretty poorly managed over Price's career.

 

[Fazkovsky]

If price had an elite team in front of him

he woulda had a cup ring

stop underrating him and look at his stats

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Lundqvist was absurdly consistent

Lundqvist also consistently had strong teams around him for quite a while. I think it would be more reasonable to bump Lundqvist up to his own tier, rather than bump Price down to Holtby/Bobrovsky territory.

 

[JT Kreider]

Lundqvist also consistently had strong teams around him for quite a while. I think it would be more reasonable to bump Lundqvist up to his own tier, rather than bump Price down to Holtby/Bobrovsky territory.

Were those Rangers rosters really THAT good though? He never had a true #1 center for starters.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

You serious?
Lundqvist has an Olympic Gold Medal, multiple Vezinas, and a Stanley Cup appearance. His peak is arguably better than Price

Edit- Wow looks like i was wrong about multiple Vezinas. I could have sworn he won it more than once.

I'm not sure why people are taking this as me saying that Price is better than Lundqvist. My whole point is that they're basically on the same level, I definitely don't think Price is on Bobrovsky/Holtby territory.

 

[RogerR]

Were those Rangers rosters really THAT good though? He never had a true #1 center for starters.

Yeah they were good teams but far from great. Really lacked a #1 C and #1 D