BROSSARD – Michel Therrien’s troops will play on without Carey Price for at least the next six weeks.
On Monday, the Canadiens made the news official as Price’s teammates hit the ice for practice at the Bell Sports Complex. The 28-year-old Anahim Lake, BC native, who suffered a lower-body injury in a tilt against the New York Rangers on November 25, met with team doctors over the weekend to confirm the timeline which put him out of commission until mid-January at the earliest. Fortunately, Price will not require surgery to help in his recovery.
It certainly wasn’t the news anyone inside the Canadiens’ locker room was hoping for as the reigning Hart Trophy, Vezina Trophy, William M.