The Montreal Canadiens, fresh off of a three-day hiatus, awake this morning rested and ready to take on the upstart Edmonton Oilers at the Bell Centre.
As we have transitioned form November to December, Carey Price is the player whose name is on everyone's lips. Not only for his spectacular play so far this season—1.95 GAA, .935 save percentage and 14 wins in 22 games—but also for capturing the Molson Cup as the Habs player with the best three stars standing, for the November segment of the season.
As if that wasn't enough, Price has 145,726 votes on the All-Star ballot as of this morning, second only to Sidney Crosby's 218,791. Keep in mind, however, that all of Price's votes are write-ins since his name isn't even on the All-Star ballot!
No more Mr. Nice Guy indeed. Or perhaps I should say no more Mr. Dirt-Stache, since the end of November also brings the end of Movember, which in turn brings an end to all of the scraggly facial hair around the league.
Price will make his 23rd start of the season tonight against the Oilers, but the big question is whether Scott Gomez will finally decide to join the party.
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Montreal Canadiens Game Day: Carey Price, Habs Take on Upstart Oilers
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