Playoffs dont count?
- jribout

Playoffs dont count?
- jribout

which playoffs are you thinking of out of curiousity?

09-10?

yup.. he took a back seat to halak that year.. still played half the regular season games and did get into 4 games during the post season.

i would argue, since he played half the regular season games the Habs considered them a 1A 1B tandem, and they rode the hot hand in the playoffs.

Price was never a full time back up in the NHL. you can make the argument for the one post season sure, but when comparing him to Bernier's role, not even close to the same.

Not in the NHL
- Fakepartofme

Thanks. As a habs fan I love this answer.

yes, but Halak played a couple more games and became #1 for the playoffs and then they traded their #1 away
- Garnie

the playoff part is true.. Price played 41 games that year.. exactly half the season.

Oh but Bruce, you are wrong....2009/10 he was Halak's backup because he lost the starter's job

Ah didn't answer quick enough. NVM
- mykokes

a back up with 41GP

sure boys.

that was a tandem, and the coach went with the hot hand in the post season

this is the last time i will say this btw.

to say bernier and price have had similar NHL careers is flat out absurd.

truthfully.. i'd take price over bernier in a heart beat. bernier is good.. but price is just that much better.

Not sure I understand why Orr wasn't sent down...but sure!


Bolland this week then?

the playoff part is true.. Price played 41 games that year.. exactly half the season.
- Dozzer

yeah I know, some how it shows Halak playing 45, must be from going in for relief or being yanked. The playoffs Halak played 18 games...Price missed more than 4 games in the playoffs. I think? The #'s got me all

Not sure I understand why Orr wasn't sent down...but sure!


Bolland this week then?
- Colin Dambrauskas

Orr is on IR

Not sure I understand why Orr wasn't sent down...but sure!


Bolland this week then?
- Colin Dambrauskas

IR and you call yourself a blogger?

Another homer like EE.

Orr is on IR
- Garnie

I love that show. I thought it was cancelled though?

a back up with 41GP

sure boys.

that was a tandem, and the coach went with the hot hand in the post season

this is the last time i will say this btw.

to say bernier and price have had similar NHL careers is flat out absurd.

truthfully.. i'd take price over bernier in a heart beat. bernier is good.. but price is just that much better.
- Dozzer

I agree I'd take Price too..can't really compare, maybe if Price was selected by a team with Quick he might not have been a starter as soon either. Just maybe..not trying to argue...different teams/different management/different strategy, definitely different language

I love that show. I thought it was cancelled though?
- Aetherial

not until he's healthy

yeah I know, some how it shows Halak playing 45, must be from going in for relief or being yanked. The playoffs Halak played 18 games...Price missed more than 4 games in the playoffs. I think? The #'s got me all
- Garnie

yeah.. halak was the better of the two that year.. no doubt about it..

i just saw someone trying to argue that bernier and price had similar roles early in their career and thats simply not even close to being true.

in 4 seasons with the kings bernier got into 55 games

price eclipsed that before christmas in his second season.

IR and you call yourself a blogger?

Another homer like EE.
- LeafMan

well alright then!

well alright then!
- Colin Dambrauskas

So when we send Orr to the flames, we will have Gleason, Clarkson, some AHL guy (bodie,devane,broll,ashton), and phaneuf all capable of fighting

Guess the leafs don't want to be tough anymore. They`d prefer to be bullied by the bruins day in and day out. Right on.
- Seitch2

Yeah really, I guess Tim Gleason is their enforcer now, which has worked out well. He got knocked out by Eric boulton.

Orr is on IR
- Garnie

Well I (suppose) that makes sense.

I agree I'd take Price too..can't really compare, maybe if Price was selected by a team with Quick he might not have been a starter as soon either. Just maybe..not trying to argue...different teams/different management/different strategy, definitely different language

- Garnie

oh yes.. if bernier and price had flipped draft positions then the opposite could be true

but as per what actually happened.. price was used far more than bernier was at the top of their careers.

its not even debatable.

So when we send Orr to the flames, we will have Gleason, Clarkson, some AHL guy (bodie,devane,broll,ashton), and phaneuf all capable of fighting
- DougGilmour_93

Please, for the love of all that is holy, don't make me have to write about that!


Edit: twice!

He's had a hip problem for a while, and every off season they say he's going to get surgery, and then he doesn't.
- Feeling Glucky?

Well if it's really injury related, he better get it fixed before every team in the league realizes what a useless turd he has become

Please, for the love of all that is holy, don't make me have to write about that!
- Colin Dambrauskas

truculence coming your way buddy.. only a matter of time

a back up with 41GP

sure boys.

that was a tandem, and the coach went with the hot hand in the post season

this is the last time i will say this btw.

to say bernier and price have had similar NHL careers is flat out absurd.

truthfully.. i'd take price over bernier in a heart beat. bernier is good.. but price is just that much better.
- Dozzer

Well obviously!

hmmmm, was Price ever a starter before joining the Canadiens?

The answer: in the AHL.
- mykokes

I didn't know if he ever played the role of #1 in L.A.
Price took the #1 from Huet almost right away and has never looked back. Even during the halak/price nonsense he was always our #1.

yeah.. halak was the better of the two that year.. no doubt about it..

i just saw someone trying to argue that bernier and price had similar roles early in their career and thats simply not even close to being true.

in 4 seasons with the kings bernier got into 55 games

price eclipsed that before christmas in his second season.
- Dozzer

As I said hard to compare, Habs traded away Price's competition and LA didn't. I do believe Price is better, but he wasn't the greatest when he came in, glove problems - I watched lots of Hab games back then I used to always bug my buddy about Prices catching blocker (frank)er couldn't catch to save his life it seemed