Karine Hains: Uncertainty Remains but Honesty Prevails The Canadiens’ exit interview days left us with a big unanswered question, but it’s not because the organization doesn’t want to answer it and that’s refreshing.

Karine
Hains: Uncertainty Remains but Honesty Prevails
The Canadiens’ exit interview days left us with a big unanswered question, but it’s not because the organization doesn’t want to answer it and that’s refreshing.
- Karine Hains

Sounds like Price wants to be paid on LITR.

Either way, he is done - officially or unofficially.

Sounds like Price wants to be paid on LITR.

Either way, he is done - officially or unofficially.
- Mashadar

this is to be expected, just like in Weber's case an official retirement would be very surprising.

this is to be expected, just like in Weber's case an official retirement would be very surprising.
- Pat1993

Kinda sad, in the end that unexpected cup run will have ended the career of the Habs two pillars…

Sounds like Price wants to be paid on LITR.

Either way, he is done - officially or unofficially.
- Mashadar

I think he's doing everything he can to come back.

But at some point, if the knee isn't healing, there's no way around it.

And unlike Weber, he'd be leaving way too much money on the table if he were to retire.

Kinda sad, in the end that unexpected cup run will have ended the career of the Habs two pillars…
- Karine Hains

basically they simultaneously lost their #1dman/captain and their #1 franchise goalie... very sad indeed.

I think he's doing everything he can to come back.

But at some point, if the knee isn't healing, there's no way around it.

And unlike Weber, he'd be leaving way too much money on the table if he were to retire.
- Scabeh

I think he did try everything to come back, I am not discounting his effort this year and his desire to keep playing, but his body just won't recover to let him play with any regularity.

Perhaps I am reading into it, Price basically said he was retiring without officially retiring.

I think he did try everything to come back, I am not discounting his effort this year and his desire to keep playing, but his body just won't recover to let him play with any regularity.

Perhaps I am reading into it, Price basically said he was retiring without officially retiring.
- Mashadar

I think his specialist told him he was done, and he wants to see if another surgeon will say the same. But yeah i think he’s done too

It's really sad for Price but the Habs need to move on at this point.

A goalie with declining health/ability (with a huge contract) is not what the team needs during it's reconstruction. I'll be very surprised if he's still in the lineup in october.

Salary Cap wise ... with Price out (and Drouin/Byron likely out after next year and then Hoffman the next) that will eventually liberate a lot of room.

It's really sad for Price but the Habs need to move on at this point.

A goalie with declining health/ability (with a huge contract) is not what the team needs during it's reconstruction. I'll be very surprised if he's still in the lineup in october.

Salary Cap wise ... with Price out (and Drouin/Byron likely out after next year) that will eventually liberate a lot of room.
- Garfield512

yeah it's not what the team needs in any kind of context, reconstruction or not...

with all the medical and technological progress that was made through the years I'm surprised they can't just build him some sort of bionic knee, that would be even better than his original one, with a meniscus Dr.Mulder could only dream of.

yeah it's not what the team needs in any kind of context, reconstruction or not...

with all the medical and technological progress that was made through the years I'm surprised they can't just build him some sort of bionic knee, that would be even better than his original one, with a meniscus Dr.Mulder could only dream of.
- Pat1993

But then you'd have to worry about other team's computer guys hacking his knee ... they could make his leg do the Charleston dance when their team gets in our zone.

But then you'd have to worry about other team's computer guys hacking his knee ... they could make his leg do the Charleston dance when their team gets in our zone.

- Garfield512

good point, but I'm sure with a proper VPN he'd be fine...

and they could update it once in a while as the technology progresses... the possibilities would be endless.

- deadpoulet

a chicken brothel... noice.

Hughes, à propos de Weber : « Je suis conscient que Shea a reçu beaucoup de critiques. Sa situation est complexe et il y a quelques problèmes par rapport aux assurances, la ligue, desquels nous ne pouvons pas discuter. »


ouin, finalement ça l'air crissement compliqué être sur le LTIR lol...

a chicken brothel... noice.
- Pat1993

C'est là que les canards du lac brome ont pogné la grippe aviaire...

C'est là que les canards du lac brome ont pogné la grippe aviaire...
- Réal_Ruelle

c'est toute à cause des ouananiches à deux têtes.

Un gros défi attend Drouin la saison prochaine
https://www.rds.ca/hockey...ison-prochaine-1.15710485

..."
Cela dit, considérant que le Canadien doit composer avec une masse salariale très élevée, il n'est pas impossible que les dirigeants optent pour le rachat de la dernière année de son contrat." - Éric Leblanc

Ouf! ... je n'avais pas considéré cette possibilité.

- AdamFrench

Never heard of Gose before ... Mr. Google enlightened me.

I'll go to bed less stupid tonight.

And why do I have this feeling this is Price’s last game as a hab?


Hmm, a wise man posted this last night..

Never heard of Gose before ... Mr. Google enlightened me.

I'll go to bed less stupid tonight.
- Garfield512

Not to confuse with goose in those challenging times.

You don't have to be able to read between the lines to understand that inviting Jeff Petry and Dom Ducharme to the same party might not be a good idea.

Est-ce que Jeff Petry pourrait demeurer avec le Canadien ?
https://www.rds.ca/hockey...rer-a-montreal-1.15710087

The whole team started performing after St-Louis became the coach ... I guess Ducharme wasn't the most popular guy around.

My french isn't very good there Garfield. What were the main reasons listed in the article?

My french isn't very good there Garfield. What were the main reasons listed in the article?
- Habshistory

Sure, in summary (my own words):

Petry got frustrated with coach Ducharme because he kept clinging to some game concepts (and doing things the same way over and over again) while getting the same poor results.

He also says that the situation is now very different (in a good way) since Martin St-Louis became coach as his approach let's him contribute better to the team. He says it took him a few weeks to find his way again.
(I think the results Petry got in the last 10 games proves his point).

He also says he's open to stay in Montreal if the Habs decide so ... he would be open to bringing his family back to Montreal. He missed them terribly (which is perfectly understandable).

PS: This is clear proof that coming to the rink pissed off day in day out can have a bad effect on morale.