News Article: Carey Price still in his prime at 32 yrs old

[BLONG7]

Players voting is as much past reputation as it is actual performance on the ice. I'm sure you can find players saying Weber is still the best defensive dman of the league.

Our GM would agree...

 

[peate]

No doubt he is fed up with losing. A new direction from a new GM would do wonders for the players, and the fans.

You just won a prize for the most posts in a row.

They really need to fix this, I wonder what the deal is. Ever since the upgrade, it never works.

 

[Sterling Archer]

Surprised Price not getting any praise for this:

Players changes play in from best of 3 to 5, specifically because of him. That’s saying a lot!

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Physically and talent wise, I think Price can still be the best goalie in the league. It's between the ears that is the problem. He hasn't been focused and motivated for the last 2 years. I don't know if it's related to his personal life or he's just fed up of losing and realizes this team is going nowhere for the next 2-3 years again but he doesn't play like a player that believes in his team.

He plays like a player stuck behind a really bad team.

Surprised Price not getting any praise for this:

Players changes play in from best of 3 to 5, specifically because of him. That’s saying a lot!

Actually, that's pretty cool.

 

[Rosso Scuderia]

He plays like a player stuck behind a really bad team.

Actually, that's pretty cool.

Oh definitely. I don't think Price lost his ability over the past 2 years. He lost his focus and motivation probably because of the quality of the team and not trusting management.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

You put Price in Tampa, Boston etc. and he’d win multiple Cups. He’s the Habs own Dan Marino and it makes me sad.

Ha, what a good analogy

Im gonna go call Luci right away, see if hell hasnt frozen over

 

[The Great Weal]

Surprised Price not getting any praise for this:

Players changes play in from best of 3 to 5, specifically because of him. That’s saying a lot!

Oilers have the right to be scared of Kane. The guy can singlehandedly win a series on his own. Carey Price on the other hand, not so much anymore. He can definitely play great for a stretch, but he hasn't been consistent for like 3 years now.

 

[Sterling Archer]

Oilers have the right to be scared of Kane. The guy can singlehandedly win a series on his own. Carey Price on the other hand, not so much anymore. He can definitely play great for a stretch, but he hasn't been consistent for like 3 years now.

In the playoffs, a hot goalie is what every team fears. Cup teams almost always are a result of riding a hot goalie. A rested and very motivated Price is as good a reason as possible to be afraid. He has the ability to win a series. He just needs to shut up and do it.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Surprised Price not getting any praise for this:

Players changes play in from best of 3 to 5, specifically because of him. That’s saying a lot!

But he's not an elite goalie anymore and only had 2 good seasons, I guess players don't look at enough stats to know that he isn't good I don't get it

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

But he's not an elite goalie anymore and only had 2 good seasons, I guess players don't look at enough stats to know that he isn't good I don't get it

Come on now, he's had more than two good seasons. He had one exceptional season, one great season, and quite a few good seasons in-between.

I often criticize Price, but let's be honest here, he's had a crappy team for many years now.

 

[The Great Weal]

But he's not an elite goalie anymore and only had 2 good seasons, I guess players don't look at enough stats to know that he isn't good I don't get it

Idk if that's sarcasm, but Price hasn't been good for 3 years now. Even if you watch him play, you can see that he is inconsistent. The team in front of him may suck, but other goalies have been able to play well with crappy defense too. At 10.5 million, there shouldn't be many if any excuses.

 

[Sterling Archer]

But he's not an elite goalie anymore and only had 2 good seasons, I guess players don't look at enough stats to know that he isn't good I don't get it

Well the Penguins don’t agree with your assessment.

 

[Prettyisland]

No goalie has more external AND internal pressure in the league and I don’t think any goalie has had the external pressure he has . Internally the dominator and Marty come to mind

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Come on now, he's had more than two good seasons. He had one exceptional season, one great season, and quite a few good seasons in-between.

I often criticize Price, but let's be honest here, he's had a crappy team for many years now.

Idk if that's sarcasm, but Price hasn't been good for 3 years now. Even if you watch him play, you can see that he is inconsistent. The team in front of him may suck, but other goalies have been able to play well with crappy defense too. At 10.5 million, there shouldn't be many if any excuses.

I was kidding

 

[Sterling Archer]

I was kidding

Good man.
Just a side note, there are a LOT of crazy posts so I’d preface one like yours with a emoji and safe yourself the grief. sarcasm doesn’t translate well here

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Well the Penguins don’t agree with your assessment.

The pens voted yes

 

[mariolemieux66]

Cant have a 32 years old goalie playing 68+ games a season. At 10.5mil, it's hard to find a good back up as those go for 3+mil. How do you justify paying 13.5mil on goaltending, if you arent sure to make the playoffs. Price in his prime, had no problems playing 70 games.

 

[Sterling Archer]

The pens voted yes

They did. He also said they did it for the good of hockey and they didn’t get what they wanted but did it anyways. That’s pretty telling.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Good man.
Just a side note, there are a LOT of crazy posts so I’d preface one like yours with a emoji and safe yourself the grief. sarcasm doesn’t translate well here

Hey man, I'm one of the biggest Price defenders on this board, don't get me started

 

[Sterling Archer]

Hey man, I'm one of the biggest Price defenders on this board, don't get me started

Amen. Same here!

 

[BehindTheTimes]

Cant have a 32 years old goalie playing 68+ games a season. At 10.5mil, it's hard to find a good back up as those go for 3+mil. How do you justify paying 13.5mil on goaltending, if you arent sure to make the playoffs. Price in his prime, had no problems playing 70 games.

I disagree, he did it, but I think it contributed to his nagging groin injuries and I think he often tried to fight through them for the betterment of the team, but I don’t think a goalie playing 70 games a year makes sense if you have cup aspirations this day and age.

 

[cphabs]

Cant have a 32 years old goalie playing 68+ games a season. At 10.5mil, it's hard to find a good back up as those go for 3+mil. How do you justify paying 13.5mil on goaltending, if you arent sure to make the playoffs. Price in his prime, had no problems playing 70 games.

Except in the playoffs. When we got him there...

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Well at least Price will be rested.

 

[jackeymoon]

These playoffs are going to suck, they're competitively Pejorative Slured and I'm flat out not going to watch this circus

 

[cphabs]

Well at least Price will be rested.

That’s a double edge sword.