Although the celebration was tempered by the Canadiens’ 3-1 loss to the Jets in Winnipeg on Saturday, Habs’ fans seemed genuinely relieved that Carey Price looked like Carey Price again in Montreal’s first game under Claude Julien, part deux.
It certainly seemed that there was a different vibe emanating from the Habs crease than there was leading into the bye week. Price had clearly struggled in Colorado and Arizona, and even recently dismissed Michel Therrien was reported as saying that his goaltender needed some time off.