How many times have you heard the line, “The success of the Montreal Canadiens starts and ends with Carey Price“?
Some have accepted it, while others went against that statement for years. However, there’s no doubt that Marc Bergevin built this current Habs team from the net out, centralizing the roster around Price. In some seasons, it’s worked where Price had to stand on his head 60+ times a year waiting for the team’s offence to get going. Think of the 2014-15 season where the 32-year-old led the NHL in every goaltending stat going on to win the Hart and Vezina, among other trophies.