Polemic Hockey

When Carey Price's contract expires at the end of the 09-10 season, he should refuse to sign unless it's for another team. He should probably sit out, or demand a trade "right fucking now."

You see, what happened to him tonight is inexcusable. After trading away Cristobol Huet to give Price the starting job in Montreal and leading them to the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, and drubbing the Bruins in the first round, and showing that he was capable of responding both to the pressure of the playoffs and of responding after a bad game, this is the thanks he gets--and the team is only down 2-1.

This is a stupid ploy. First of all, it probably crushed Price's confidence. If that's the case, he probably won't live up to the potential he showed so far this season, at least not in Montreal. Second of all, Montreal isn't a shoo in for the Cup. They'd be better off developing Price into the superstar he has the potential to be than to burn him on this one iffy Cup run.

A great goalie delivers cups. They take the kind of time and patience to develop that Montreal apparently doesn't have.

Wouldn't it just be funny if he got traded to Colorado?