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by Patrick Hoffman on 01/24/09 at 04:45 PM ET
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Talk about pressure. You are the starting goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, a team that has an unbelievable history of producing great netminders such as Georges Vezina, Jacques Plante, Gump Worsley, Ken Dryden and of course, Patrick Roy. This weekend, you are the starting goaltender for the Eastern Conference All-Star team at the Bell Center in Montreal. Not only that, but 16 years ago, Roy was the starting goalie for the Wales Conference at the Montreal Forum and later that same season, won the Stanley Cup.
Do you think that current Canadiens’ and now all-star netminder Carey Price is feeling the pressure? Well, if he is, he’s certainly not showing it as the 21-year-old masked man is having a fine season for Les Canadiens. In 27 games this season, he has 16 wins, a 2.35 goals against average, a .919 save percentage and one shutout. Not bad for someone who has the ghosts of past Canadien teams looking down at him.
Price also went into the break on somewhat of a role as he won three out of his last four games and in those games has a goals against of 2.00, certainly not a bad way to go into the grueling second half of the season, a half that could determine just how far the Habs will be willing to go come spring time. Again, you think Price has a lot of pressure?!
Let’s remember that he is only 21 years old and has the whole Canadian hockey world watching him on a nightly basis and for a professional athlete who is that young, I would say that he has done everything he can to prove to Habs’ fans that he is the real deal. Of course, fans won’t fully realize that until he wins a Cup.
Does anyone think that is fair or is this simply a way of life in Montreal? Let’s hear your thoughts!
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He is so impressive. I love his style which is so relaxed he looks like he’s hardly trying. I don’t think there is another goaltender with such economy of movement.
Posted by David Hutchison from Shawnigan Lake, BC on 01/25/09 at 01:24 AM ET