Carbonneau won’t name starting goalie until game time
Carey Price may have been all smiles at practice Tuesday but there was no guarantee the 20-year-old rookie would be back in net for the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night.
"I haven’t decided yet," head coach Guy Carbonneau told reporters after the team’s skate. "You will see tomorrow night at 7 p.m. who the goalie is."
Price had a tough outing Monday night as the Canadiens fell 3-2 to the Flyers in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The rookie netminder was pulled after 40 minutes, having given up three goals on 12 shots. A loss Wednesday would mean the Habs go back home to Montreal down 3-1 in the best-of-seven series.
So with the stakes that high, what does Carbonneau decide? He has seen his prized netminder give up seven goals on 35 shots in the last two games, not to mention lose four of his last six starts dating back to the Boston first-round series. On the flip side, backup Jaroslav Halak hasn’t started a game since March 29 at Toronto — a month ago.
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