Goaltender Carey Price still clings to a slim hope of returning to the game, but admitted it may take “a miracle” to get him back into the Montreal Canadiens uniform.
Price, 35, is still struggling with a knee injury. He was operated on July 23, 2021, but his rehabilitation did not work as expected and he was limited to five meetings.
He continues to experience pain in his knee, especially when going up and down stairs.
Price indicated that another operation could possibly help him return to the game. However, he is reluctant to undergo this operation since it could also compromise his long-term quality of life.
Selected by the Habs fifth overall in the 2005 draft, Price is the goaltender with the most wins in team history, with 361 triumphs.
Price had his best campaign in 2014-15, when he won the Vézina Trophy, awarded to the League’s Most Outstanding Goaltender, as well as the Hart and Ted Lindsay Trophies, awarded to the NHL’s Most Outstanding Player, respectively. media and players.
A native of Anahim Lake, B.C., Price has four more seasons to go on the eight-year, $84 million contract he signed on July 2, 2017.
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