Bob Barker: 'The Halak Is Not Right, Either'

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 Bob Barker: 'The Halak Is Not Right, Either'
I don't quite understand the Canadiens goalie situation. Last night, they started backup Jaroslav Halak over rookie Carey Price, presumably their future franchise goalie . Price has struggled in the playoffs, but he's also had some great moments. In other words, he's played like you would expect the average rookie goaltender to play in high-stakes games. One would assume a rookie goalie, ... [link]

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Carbonneau's goalie gamble: Dumb Guy or man of genius?
Published 5/1/2008 at Puck Daddy
... "One would assume a rookie goalie, especially one playing in a fishbowl like Montreal and one whose last name isn't Dryden or Roy, to have some growing pains in the playoffs. But if you've decided a rookie is going to be your franchise goalie, as the Habs seems to have decided, you need to let him work his way out of trouble." - Steven Ovadia, Puck Update ...

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