habtastic
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My dad always says the Price is kinda like Roy, where if he allows a bad/somewhat saveable goal, then the pucks seem to always hit the net after that.
It's all or nothing.
I was too young to remember Roy in the Canadiens, but is it a good comparison?
All in all, I expect a huge game by Price tomorrow (He will start).
I am old enough to comment on the last 5 years of Roy with the Habs so I'll say that 1st of all goaltending was evolving then, so that should be taken into consideration and 2nd - people will irrationally bash you for even putting the two in the same sentence even though you're really just bringing up and interesting question about situations.
I remember Roy giving up a TON of saveable goals, but that was sort of the norm back then. He would, of course, then go into god mode where he stopped everything when it counted (less and less towards the end of his tenure in MTL). Thing is, a Cup run (or two) while being the reason for it can absolve you of all the bad goals you let in. So we remember Roy as being unbeatable, but really it was more of a playoff mode domination (even in his days with Colorado).
People have concerns that Price can't go into god mode in the playoffs and I totally understand that. I think he's been great so far, but I do agree now is the time to show that he is anything but average. If he plays like he did last season, we're in good hands.