Player Discussion Carey Price - Spring Savings Edition

[Habs]

He had a little knock on the neck at the refused goal and didn't came back, said Ducharme.

I think Price have the injury 'Hab Jake Allen'.
In french it's : Price a la blessure abjecte à l'aine.

Poor little guy, hope he doesn't get hurt on the bus ride to Calgary this week.

 

[angusyoung]

So what happened to the Prince last night?

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Man if he really got injured of that soft hit by Chiasson , dude turned into glass

 

[jellybeans]

If for some magical reason the Habs would protect Allen instead do you think Seattle would pick Price.OF course this is if Price lifts his NMC

 

[JeffreyLFC]

If for some magical reason the Habs would protect Allen instead do you think Seattle would pick Price.OF course this is if Price lifts his NMC

They have to protect Price has NMC. They can still negotiate a trade though.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

The sewage in this thread is disappointing to say the least. Guy gets hit in the crease and folks jump all over him. You guys are brutal.

 

[Maitz]

Price out 1 week, concussion protocol, confirmed by Ducharme on press conference right now.

 

[Pickles]

Price out 1 week, concussion protocol, confirmed by Ducharme on press conference right now.

Probably from the shot he took off the head in the first period. I don't think that bump from Chiasson was how he got hurt.

 

[salbutera]

Probably from the shot he took ff the head in the first period. I don't think that bump from Chiasson was how he got hurt.

That bump could’ve caused whiplash and concussion symptoms

 

[BLONG7]

Probably from the shot he took ff the head in the first period. I don't think that bump from Chiasson was how he got hurt.

Could be both?

I see the haters are out in full force today......I think a few of the haters on here, love to see the habs lose...

 

[nhlfan9191]

Probably from the shot he took off the head in the first period. I don't think that bump from Chiasson was how he got hurt.

I read somewhere Allen was told to start stretching the final 5-6 minutes before the period ended which means it was on the collision in the crease.

 

[Shabs]

Can price's contract be bought out?

 

[mariolemieux66]

Can't wait for this guy to be off the team.

 

[26Mats]

That bump could’ve caused whiplash and concussion symptoms

That's what's being reported - he has a concussion.

How people are ragging on Price for getting concussed by a reckless play by the opposition in a league that just doesn't protect goalies, is beyond me. If the league wanted to eliminate headshots it wouldn't let reckless headshots that benefit a team go unpunished. But it does.

 

[26Mats]

Can't wait for this guy to be off the team.

why because he got blindsided and now has a concussion?

 

[26Mats]

Poor little guy, hope he doesn't get hurt on the bus ride to Calgary this week.

Man if he really got injured of that soft hit by Chiasson , dude turned into glass

 

[26Mats]

Don't hate the playa, hate the game homie.

I sure hate the NHL for allowing players to deliver reckless blind side headshots with impunity...

I guess the NHL loves the publicity as they never fail to make the highlights on sports shows...

They're our sports version of crashes in racing that sometimes kill poeple. Could be worse I guess. Oh well, at least they still make the highlights.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

I sure hate the NHL for allowing players to deliver reckless blind side headshots with impunity...

I guess the NHL loves the publicity as they never fail to make the highlights on sports shows...

They're our sports version of crashes in racing that sometimes kill poeple. Could be worse I guess. Oh well, at least they still make the highlights.

To be honest pretty much everybody last night when the goal was refused was thinking that Price head got bumped that hard , Chiasson did not ram him neither . The fact he even finished the period and had a nice save on Draisailt later on.

Nobody knew what was the problem until 1hour ago. I think that since Price did not like ''solidify'' his body for impact when Chiasson hit him , is probably the reason why it happened.

But still goalies are never protected and our d-squad last night should have jumped on Chiasson after 4-5 times hitting Allen.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Probably from the shot he took off the head in the first period. I don't think that bump from Chiasson was how he got hurt.

His neck snapped back and to the side on that hit. Even if it's not a concussion, it's going to hurt the neck. Better to just sit him if they have any doubts.

 

[26Mats]

To be honest pretty much everybody last night when the goal was refused was thinking that Price head got bumped that hard , Chiasson did not ram him neither . The fact he even finished the period and had a nice save on Draisailt later on.

Nobody knew what was the problem until 1hour ago. I think that since Price did not like ''solidify'' his body for impact when Chiasson hit him , is probably the reason why it happened.

But still goalies are never protected and our d-squad last night should have jumped on Chiasson after 4-5 times hitting Allen.

True, but when Price was rammed by Kreider he either finished the period or finished the game - I don't recall exactly.

So, that he finished the period told me nothing about whether or not he was injured. I was disappointed he had been injured and wasn't out for the 2nd period, but had been wondering during the intermission if he would be.

Also for the injury he just came back from, he stayed in the game he got hurt in. Someone needs to check on him the moment he gets injured in the future. Staying in can aggravate the injury and lead to a longer absence.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Can price's contract be bought out?

Buying it out does nothing for us. Any goalie is going to drown behind that D.

For all the "Allen is awesome" posts we've seen, his save percentage since taking over the starter's role is .899.

And btw, I think he's played well. It's not a criticism of Allen. It's what we've seen for years from our goalies. Last season Price put up .909. Seems like a very pedestrian number. But when you factor in how much he was used down the stretch and what he's playing behind it's pretty damn good.

Buying out Price means we'd pay half of what he's owed. Then we'd have to get a goalie for the other half... it makes zero sense.

Fix the back end, you fix the problem.

Nobody knew what was the problem until 1hour ago. I think that since Price did not like ''solidify'' his body for impact when Chiasson hit him , is probably the reason why it happened.

The posts in here on his injury, including yours, were embarrassing.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

That's what's being reported - he has a concussion.

How people are ragging on Price for getting concussed by a reckless play by the opposition in a league that just doesn't protect goalies, is beyond me. If the league wanted to eliminate headshots it wouldn't let reckless headshots that benefit a team go unpunished. But it does.

I don't think it was deliberate. Only way to stop this from happening would be to punish for stuff like this though. Then people are going to be more careful of having an accident with goalies out there.

 

[26Mats]

I don't think it was deliberate. Only way to stop this from happening would be to punish for stuff like this though. Then people are going to be more careful of having an accident with goalies out there.

Yes, I agree. That's why I call this reckless. It could have been avoided if the player bothered to be careful that it may happen instead of not watching that he was skating right into the crease.

Players of his ilk are taught to disturb the goalie. I have little doubt that he would be happy to run into Price in any way that didn't draw a penalty. What he felt guilty about afterwards was costing his team a goal.

And that the refs didn't even call it a penalty even though they were looking right at it says all we need to know about the way they're trained.

 

[angusyoung]

That bump could’ve caused whiplash and concussion symptoms

Then there must have been a preexisting condition that was not treated accordingly as that ''bump'' was so slight that a rather robust fornicating session would be more harmful.

 

[Habs]

I sure hate the NHL for allowing players to deliver reckless blind side headshots with impunity...

I guess the NHL loves the publicity as they never fail to make the highlights on sports shows...

They're our sports version of crashes in racing that sometimes kill poeple. Could be worse I guess. Oh well, at least they still make the highlights.

Nobody decided to do anything about it and they let the Oilers have a free night. If they don't care, I don't care. My new policy