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Habs may pay for Price trade
For those Nervous Nellies in Montreal who are now yapping for general manager Bob Gainey to trade laconic 22-year-old Carey Price and anoint 24-year-old Jaroslav Halak as the No. 1 goalie, please take a giant step back from the situation. Maybe Price doesn't blossom into the Second Coming of Ken Dryden, but it is still far too early to tell in a profession rife with late bloomers such as Miikka Kiprusoff, Tim Thomas and others who have had a far skimpier portfolio than a fifth overall draft pick.
Although no two circumstances are identical, Montrealers -- who live in a province where the motto on the license plate reads (in French), "I remember" -- should recall the early career of another goaltending prodigy: Patrick Roy.
Roy was bulletproof while leading the Canadiens to a surprise Stanley Cup as a rookie in 1986, but he essentially split the job with Brian Hayward the following three seasons before claiming it utterly in the 1989 playoffs. (Roy played in 46, 45 and 48 regular-season games between 1986-87 and 1988-89 while Hayward had 37, 39 and 36.) Obviously, Price has not come anywhere close to Roy in terms of tangible achievements, but he has shown flashes of brilliance. Halak has modestly better numbers this season and a more energized presence, but ultimately Price might have a higher ceiling than the Slovak who will start for his country in the Vancouver Olympics.
As long as the division of labor between his goalies does not divide the dressing room, Gainey should be in no rush to move either goalie prior to the trade deadline. This summer, he can choose between the restricted free agents -- Price or Halak. Or, again, both.
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