Price also a Young Star

Are we still arguing about this? :) They wanted to play their better goalie against the better team -- ie. Price against NJ. Coming off an injury, Price isn't going to start back-to-back nights, just in case, so it makes sense to split the two games this way. It's not a psychological thing -- Price is solid as a rock in that dept. -- it's physical. And it's not because he's less than 100% either, but rather because the human body needs time to re-adapt to the rigors of professional sport after a period of rest. It's like a car that's been sitting in your garage for a year -- you don't just floor it the first time you take it out, because there's a fair chance you'll burn the engine if you do. Likewise for the skills competition, Carbo's thinking is likely: what's the point in having him play a ton of hockey over the next few days if the all-star break affords us a rare and golden opportunity to ease our #1 goalie back into it? If Price hadn't been injured -- or if Halak had played as well as he did in most of his 8 previous starts -- everyone would agree that when we have back to back games, starting our weaker goalie against the weaker team is the way to go. Halak's off-night was unforeseeable, but this was still the right call. Long live respectful disagreement, and long live HIO! 1. www.flickeringpictures.com - not a hockey site, but still kinda neat 2. Josh Gorges on Montreal's attack: "They're comin', they're comin' and they keep comin'. Just line after line, wave after wave..."

Hey, that's well stated. I'm not really convinced if he should play the ASG at all, but if he's well enough to play the game, I think he should play the skills too. Is he going to try that much more in the skills than the game? Maybe, but I doubt it. As for the games last night and tonight....it's debateable (and that's what we're doing), but I think everyone involved is convinced that Price is 100% and if that's the case, perhaps, after much discussion, they decided that, although Halak may be a little tired (9 games in a row), it would be safer to put him in against a weaker opponent, and Price against a strong Devils team to go into the break on a high (maybe 2 wins). As I said, it's debateable, but Carbo and his staff made a decision...perhaps it was not the right one, but it wasn't "a bonhead decision". Another point of view: Halak could have played both games, and Price could have skipped the ASG, and be 150% next Tuesday. Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy(Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy Habsrule

No offense, HabsDawg :-P Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy(Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy Habsrule