Around the NHL: Carey Price Career Over?
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FrankieSeptember 8, 2022 (4:07 PM)
News has surfaced that on Wednesday, long time Canadian's goalie Carey Price was being placed on the long-term injured reserve list because of a knee injury. At his age it may just be the "nail in the coffin" for the long-time goaltender for the Canadians. Price has been undergoing rehab for a lingering knee issue that kept him out for most of the 2021-22 season, and general manager Kent Hughes said he has not made much progress.
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In an official announcement from the team, Hughes said Price's knee still has not fully healed. As a result, it will be a while before Price is able to take the ice again.
"Our sense is that Carey's knee has not responded to any kind of treatment and rehab that's been attempted since he had the surgery after the 2021 playoff run, and we're not very optimistic that short of some kind of intervention that things will change," Hughes said in his statement. "We're comfortable that we can put him on [LTIR] at this point in time."
One day after Price was placed on LTIR, the Canadiens signed goaltender Cayden Primeau to a three-year deal worth $2.67 million. Perhaps most notably, it is a one-way contract, which means Primeau could very well be on Montreal's opening-night roster.
It very well could be the end of an era for Carey Price
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