Martin St-Louis just shared what stood out about Carey Price ahead of the goalie's Hockey Hall of Fame induction tonight.
The Canadiens coach and the franchise's best-known netminder were Team Canada Olympic teammates, which gives St-Louis a view most coaches don't have. Price goes into the Hall tonight, and the voices around him are lining up.
HabsOnReddit relayed St-Louis's description of Price the teammate, and it has nothing to do with save percentage.
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"I only played against him in that time... For me, being around him for two weeks, his play was very similar to his personality," St-Louis said. "He has a presence and he played that way."
Cole Caufield, the Canadiens winger who has 11 goals in 17 games this season, spoke about the daily lessons from Price. The team account posted his words.
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"Just getting the opportunity to learn from him and watch him every day was special," Caufield said. A young scorer saying he learned from a goalie says plenty about what Price's room looked like.
Tomas Plekanec, a former teammate who also played for the Maple Leafs, went further, per HabsOnReddit. He called Price "everything you could possibly ask for from a goalie, teammate, and person" and added "Well deserved!"
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Who will be in the room for Price's induction night?
RDS reports that former Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin will attend tonight's induction. He was running the team through most of Price's prime, so his seat matters.
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The Canadiens also posted "A demain, Carey!", see you tomorrow, and fans will read it as the franchise telling its old goalie the party continues.
Price has also talked about what he misses most, and it isn't the stats. On Game 7 against the Maple Leafs in 2021, he said, "This is the feeling that you want to have... that's probably one of the things that I miss the most."
For a goalie with 361 wins, all of them in a Canadiens sweater, a night that big against Toronto is what he remembers. That tells you what kind of competitor St-Louis was talking about.
On Sunday, we looked at Jacob Fowler's bond with Carey Price. The tribute carries into game week for a team that has earned the attention. Montreal is 11-3-3 and 8-0-2 over its last 10.
The Canadiens host the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, and the Wild are 2nd in the NHL. It will be a serious test for a team that spent its night honoring the goalie who set its standard.
Quick hits
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS: Joseph Woll starts in Vancouver tonight, the team just announced, and Rick Tocchet is reshuffling both his blue line and his forward group. Tocchet clearly wants a different look.
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INJURY: Cale Makar is on the road with the Avalanche after leaving practice, Denver Sports 104.3 reports. Colorado also called up a defenseman, so the status is still murky.
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WASHINGTON CAPITALS: James Nichols reports the Devils plan to start Jake Allen in Winnipeg. That points to Connor Hellebuyck facing the Capitals twice, a nice break for Washington's shooters if it holds.
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TRADE BUZZ: Oilers-focused account Mike Gould is floating a Jake Walman for Conor Garland swap with the Blue Jackets. No credible source has reported talks, so treat it as a fan idea for now.
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TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS: The Hockey News says GM John Chayka hit the Hall of Fame red carpet and may or may not be working on a trade. Leafs fans will take any sign of movement.
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Should the Canadiens retire Carey Price's number after his Hall of Fame induction?
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