Big Read: Carey Price is now the winningest goalie in Canadiens history. But as EricEngels found out, Price only ended up with the Canadiens at all thanks to a controversial decision at a truly unique draft.
I think you had a lot of [scouts] who [usually focused] on the pro side that were more involved in the draft. A lot of guys that were pro scouts doing a lot more amateur work. There were varying opinions on players, which might have changed the flavour of the draft a bit.It was a hastily prepared draft. It was also an uplifting time for me and for the Canadiens.
The Canadiens selected Price at No. 5. McGuire then famously went off on the TSN broadcast, criticizing the pick and saying, “Oh man, this is off the books. This is right off the reservation.” As McGuire pointed out on the broadcast, the Canadiens also had Cristobal Huet and Yan Danis on their goaltending depth chart. He didn’t mention Jaroslav Halak, the Slovakian who was selected in the ninth round of the 2003 draft. “They have so many other needs,” McGuire said. “They’re very unproven on defence, they just let go of [veteran] Patrice Brisebois, they don’t have a big-body presence down the middle at centre … I don’t know about this at all for Montreal.
Price appeared in 63 of 72 games with the Americans in his draft year, going 24-31-8 with eight shutouts, a .920 save percentage and a 2.34 goals-against average. And in April, he had backstopped Team Canada to a silver medal at the Under-18 World Junior Championship.Price impressed in interviews with the Canadiens, where he came off as"calm, patient, poised" and"never intimidated."He was really good at that tournament.
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