Carey Price has a monumentally tall mountain to climb back up next season if he hopes to improve upon his performance last year. The base of that peak started in Kelowna, BC -- over 4,000 kilometers from Montreal’s Bell Centre -- where he’s been skating since August. Price is back on the ice among an overflowing stable of other NHL veterans, stopping pucks, preparing for the Montreal Canadiens’ upcoming campaign, and taking the first steps of an arduous climb.
"It’s been like every other [summer]," Price said. "I’ve just been skating this month, trying to get my feet under me again before things start getting really intense.