Carey Price Defies Critics With Canadiens in Thick of Playoff Race

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Carey Price has stood up to the pressure.

In September, I waded into the Bell Centre for the Montreal Canadiens' first preseason game against the rival Boston Bruins.

Sitting in the stands, I watched as Price was vilified from the get-go and gave up four goals in half of the game as the Habs lost, 4-2.

"Oh, (shoot), it's going to be a long season," a fan in a Canadiens' jersey told me, chuckling sadly and shaking his head.

The trade of 2009-10 playoff hero Jaroslav Halak's trade to St. Louis was still fresh in fans' minds, and some local hockey scribes were touting backup Alex Auld as a replacement for Price. (Seriously? The same Alex Auld who was once considered Vancouver's future goaltending star but has now played for eight NHL clubs -- seven since he was shipped out of town to Florida in the Roberto Luongo trade in 2005?)

 

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