Tonight was supposed to be about a clash of two Eastern Conference titans who sport arguably the two best goalies in the NHL. That mattered to Montreal Canadiens fans for about half the game against the New York Rangers, give or take a few minutes.
Priorities are now shifting to calling upon higher powers/etc. in hopes that Carey Price is OK.
Mike Condon replaced Price in the third period and ... well, people are concerned.
Middle of 2nd period, #canadiens Carey Price seams to injured his right leg. Maybe it's not serious, maybe just a tweak. We'll know soon.
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) November 26, 2015
Again, people are pretty worried right now.
Aaaaaaaaand Montreal drowns in a sea of panic
— Arpon Basu (@ArponBasu) November 26, 2015
If Carey Price is injured again, I will go into a deep depression....
— Christina XO (@Smile_For_Jonas) November 26, 2015
Price being replaced isn’t the greatest sign, yet it’s early, so stay tuned for updates. Maybe it will merely be a matter of playing it safe?
Update: The good news is that Montreal won by a significant 5-1 margin.
Yes, that probably isn’t much solace for Habs fans. Agreed.
It sounds like Price re-aggravated his previous injury.
Therrien says same injury for Price. No further update. Will not play in New Jersey, he wasn't scheduled to play anyways. #TSN690
— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) November 26, 2015