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McLean’s Pub Call Of The Wilde: Price Back
March 19, 2018
By Brian Wilde
The Montreal Canadiens back on the ice for a home game Monday night at the Bell Centre taking on a team in desperate need of a win or a playoff spot would once again be just beyond their grasp. The Florida Panthers routed the Habs two weeks ago in Sunrise. The Habs looking for revenge with Niemi in goal and Price as back-up.
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Very good points on Price. It makes no sense. This team is giving up 40+ shots a game these days. It’s like bringing back a franchise QB from an injury behind a HORRIBLE offensive line when the team is 3-11. What is the point? What is the upside? The argument seems to be ‘we want Price to feel good about his game entering the off-season’. And what if he plays like has all year, or even worse? You’ve only hurt his confidence even more. And behind this tire fire of a team right now, the odds are he will not do well.
Losing Danault and A. Shaw was a massive turning point. This team went from somewhat competitive to completely outmatched in these last few games since the 2-0 lead against PIT. We are basically icing a team with 3 centers who are 4th line centers on a normal NHL team. Add in that Petry’s game has really fallen off over the last 2 weeks or so, making an already poor defence even worse. It’s pretty much impossible to compete. The ugliness will continue down the stretch. The tank will roll on.
Hopefully management and the medical staff smartly shuts down Danault and Shaw. Just the nature of their injuries should dictate it but I have no confidence in this medical staff after the countless debacles on their watch this year. Shutting both down should lock up the 4th lottery slot for the Habs considering the easy schedules of DET and OTT coming up.