It is no longer a simple evocation, a dream, a memory. Carey Price was there, between his two posts, during the warm-up, indulging in his special little pre-game work that every Canadiens fan knows.
He stood in front of his net, indulging in his little classical dance steps so that the ice would be less smooth, more biting on its half circle. She swept him along the poles. The warm-up hadn’t really started yet when Carey Price received a standing ovation from the fans.
Then, before the national anthem, there is a second. Then, just after the national anthem, a third. And another two times during the game.
Friday night was at the Bell Center minutes away from a duel that couldn’t be more insignificant and insignificant for the final classification between CH and the New York Islanders. Hours after the announcement of the death of a hockey legend, Mike Bossy.
The air is heavy, charged. No nervousness, no neurotic anticipation. Simply intense, palpable, heavy what, we’ve already told you.
So there was Carey Price, nine months after supposedly minor knee surgery, six months after rehab. And, dear, he received the amount you will give to your children in the next few days. Except Carey Price won’t kill you at night or give you a headache… or so we hope.
The zest of feeling like, dropped the main interested party, as in a kind of cry from the heart. Ah that, it’s hard to contradict him, but, wait a minute.
Doesn’t he know that? Didn’t he know the province was calling him? That his teammates are waiting for him as their last lifeline, not to survive this season, but just to breathe fresh air before sinking nicely.
heart and souloverthrown Martin St-Louis.
A model for everyoneadded Nick Suzuki. The face of the organizationallowed himself to add the young center.
Carey Price’s game isn’t getting old yet. Calm, confident, he came from the goalkeeper from the first minutes, very quiet for him, let’s face it, the frantic control, the intense detachment, the busy apathy (we’re looking for contrasts here, just in case) which is his characteristic.
” He doesn’t look like a guy who doesn’t play that long. “
No, really, Mr. St-Louis, he doesn’t look like it.
The technique seems perfect. Movements: liquid. The game with the puck: outstanding, as usual. This is almost frustrating.
Leave some for othersshout of a supporter, unless it is fictitious.
It took a three-against-zero decrease (!!!) for that islanders score the first goal. Then, perhaps somewhat trembling, Price gave another one and a half minutes later to young Noah Dobson, not to be bad, gave a great bang from the wrists that some critics of the number 31 wanted. ‘He stopped. .
In total, 2 goals were allowed in 19 shots, not enough to write to his dear mother (although if he had read it, it would have been the equivalent of the same thing).
But surely, with his 19 shots, most of them harmless, the key to this goalkeeper’s impact on the very long standard bearer of a formerly glorious organization.
It’s not much, 19 shots, though one could argue that islanders maybe there was just one bad one to get paid from their system. The fact remains that CH gives almost 35 on average per game, which gets him 30at ranking of this league with 32 teams.
The fact remains that Montreal has been led, and often abused, dominated, oppressed by the opponent in terms of goal shots in 13 of the last 14 games. With 21 of 75 meetings since the start of the season for the most curious of you.
A team is often willing to lower their arms like Vercingetorix at Caesar’s feet before a duel even begins. There, from the first minutes, he was struggling. Even Joel Armia played illusionists and, crowned a bit frankly, would we believe that Finn really wanted that, hockey. Not but.
The Canadian undertook 89 shots against 39: an outrageous puck possession. He didn’t score, of course, but we still can’t blame Price. Finally … we think.
He has a presence. When he’s on goal, you’re feeling like you’re going to win. All the time. You have an advantagelaunched the coach of islandersBarry Trotz.
” That’s what I saw in my brief experience with the Canadian team. I feel, that’s how he thinks of the league. A player who makes a difference. He has an incredible presence and the numbers to prove it “
It’s a legend in NHL. It’s really special to play with him and I know everyone feels the same. It stimulates the whole formation. He is our best player. He calms everyone downexpressed Nick Suzuki, a man who gives no impression of putting himself in the lead for a yes or no.
For one Price, on the other hand…
This famous aura, this presence, the unseen effect that has been talked about for years was noticeable on Friday night.
That he managed to inspire that in an innocuous battle after a long loss testifies to his uniqueness. Not everyone has such a strong soul.
This is a difficult time where Price experienced setbacks in his rehabilitation and even entered the player assistance program of NHL due to substance abuse. An endless season at the end where there is a question mark: the headliner of this team, its base, can he continue the adventure?
We don’t really know that yet. Should he, he wish? Again, questions about which ones will flow a lot of ink.
The good news for the Canadian is first that the goalkeeper seems to fully own his fortunes and, second, that he very bored hockey.
It’s not easy not to be part of the solution, he raised. It is up to him to decide in the end. Unless his body was released. Lots of questions, again.
Sad twist of fate, all the same, that the day one legend died, another, very much alive, found its place. How long? More questions …
Source: Radio-Canada