I don't know about three years, but let him build his confidence at the next level first, and when he's ready bring him up.
I agree. And in that development time in Hamilton there might be injuries in Montreal allowing Price to come up and maybe get a couple of games, plus a couple of games in preseason to get a feel for the harder shots and faster paced games. With Huet and Halak there is no need to rush the kid.
Look for Hamilton to have a great year next year, with Grabovsky, D'Agostini, Chipchura, among others, having played full years and then getting a very good goalie in Price and a great young player in Sergei Kostitsyn, and decent players like Juraj Mikus, Mathieu Aubin, J.T. Wyman and maybe even Alexei Emelin.
I wish Hamilton was closer so I could get season tickets.