“He’s a leader that we’re missing enormously around our team on and off the ice.” Even if Carey Price won’t step on the ice until a plan has been formulated, the Canadiens believe his presence alone could make a considerable difference. (By EricEngels)
returning to the team this week after 30 days in the NHL/NHLPA’s player assistance program, he responded, “We were in need of some good news.”The Canadiens have lost 10 of 13 games without him, bumps and bruises have multiplied, and frustration has boiled over.He was back at their practice facility Sunday to undergo tests and meet with the team’s training staff.
“Like we talked about when he first left our group, we were happy for him that he was going to be able to first get the help that he needed,” said Gallagher, “and now that he’s back, it’s doing what we can do to help him.” “We’re going to do it together,” he said. “The day Carey’s in the lineup, he won’t be out there all by himself. We want to do it together. We’ll have an extra player, an important player, but we need to do it all together either way.”
Gallagher said he spoke with Price a bit on Sunday, and it was clear he came away from that conversation having drawn the same conclusion.