Goaltender Carey Price’s name will be placed on the Montreal Canadiens’ long-term injured list on Wednesday, general manager Kent Hughes said.
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The latter confirmed what several supporters feared during his press conference held to formalize the signing of Kirby Dach’s contract.
He quickly raised the subject at the start of his first response to the media, indicating that the organization will thus release the payroll of the $ 10.5 million to be returned to number 31.
Much like he clarified in August, Hughes said he wasn’t too optimistic about Price’s career going forward, saying treatments following his knee surgery in July 2021 haven’t proven effective.
“For this reason, we are comfortable with the idea of inserting his name on the list, logically affirmed the DG. As I said before, we will hear more after the mandatory physical tests at the start of training camp. I haven’t met with our doctors, but we think Carey’s knee didn’t respond well.”
The goaltender has only played five games in 2021-22 due to his troubles.