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Carey Price Lacks The Drive
by Paul on 01/30/10 at 09:29 AM ET
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from Jack Todd of the Montreal Gazette,
At the NHL level, the margin between winning and losing is razor-thin. The great ones have what Roy had: a ferocious will to win. It might be worth no more than a half-goal a game, but ultimately it’s the difference between Halak’s 14-9 record this season and Price’s abysmal and embarrassing 11-21.
A few fans last week accused me of “hating” Carey Price. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I was proud to cover the first regular-season game Price played for the Canadiens, on the road in Pittsburgh, because I thought I was seeing history. Like many others, I was fooled into believing that he might be a great one.
By now, I am heartily weary of the whole Price/Halak debate, especially of the obscene verbal abuse and mind-numbing justifications Price’s defenders trot out every time their overgrown baby draws a little flak.
But while I no longer believe Price has the inner stuff to be a great goalie, I still think he could be a good goaltender. I simply believe that it’s bad for Price and bad for the club when he’s handed a job he hasn’t earned - not once, but over and over again.
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Had no idea what Harrald the Red was referring to so I Googled “Jack Todd” and found “Jack Todd (born 1946 in Nebraska) is an award-winning sports columnist for the Montreal Gazette since 1986. Todd was an American citizen who deserted from the U.S. Army to avoid being sent to fight during the Vietnam War. He is now a Canadian citizen.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Todd
It is ironic that Jack Todd questions Price’s character when he is deserter. I wonder if Todd turn’s off Coach’s Corner when Don Cherry pays tribute to Canada’s fallen heroes.
Posted by Bo from FL. on 01/30/10 at 04:02 PM ET
Todd spends a lot of time spitting vitriol in the pages of the Montreal Gazette, sometimes with humour, but he’s largely a know-nothing ignoramus. This is a fine example. He complains that Price lacks fire, which he then confuses with “heart”, and points to Patrick Roy as an example. Of course, the Vézina Trophy is named for a man nicknamed the Chicoutimi Cucumber (Georges Vézina was from Chicoutimi, Québec).
Posted by Harrald the Red on 01/30/10 at 09:32 PM ET
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I don’t think a draft dodger can question anyone’s “heart”, since he has none himself.
Posted by Harrald the Red on 01/30/10 at 11:30 AM ET