Look for Price
Carbonneau has little choice as the Canadiens hope to avoid falling behind 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. While Price has not played well in the three games against the Flyers – he has a 3.79 goals-against average and an .853 save percentage – the Canadiens have to look at the big picture.
Price, who was pulled from Game 3 Monday night after giving up three goals on 12 shots, figures to be the Canadiens goaltender for at least another decade, and Carbonneau can’t afford to shatter the rookie goaltender’s confidence by giving up on him in this series.
“He’s like everybody else; if you ask a goal scorer why he can’t score, sometimes it’s because they lose confidence,” Carbonneau said. “I guess it’s the same way for a goalie, but I don’t know because I’ve never been a goalie. I don’t know whether they react differently. I’ve played with some really good goaltenders, and I think Carey’s in that group. He’s 20 and he’s learning. He’s had to accelerate being No. 1, but I think he’s going to come back.”
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