Montreal Canadiens icon goalie Carey Price may have performed well in the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season, but he is coming off knee surgery and could miss the start of the upcoming season.
Price has been left unprotected in the upcoming expansion draft by the Seattle Kraken and this can possibly spell the end of an era in Montreal.
The Vancouver British Columbia native may have had a successful career up to this point, but he’s been injured six times in his career. (Four of which have been season endings) Price missed the last four games of the 2011-12 season due to a concussion, he then missed the last game of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs due to a groin injury, the Montreal goalie also suffered a torn ACL following a collision by Rangers forward Chris Kreider and then missed the tail-end of the 2014 Playoffs. Price then suffered an MCL that had him out for the majority of the 2015-16 season.
He then went down to a torn MCL in late October of the 2017-18 season, and was concussed following a slapshot by Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux in February that same year.
Regardless of these injuries, Price has posted a respectable 360-257-79 career record alongside 49 shutouts, a .917 save percentage and a 2.50 goals against average in 707 games played all with the Montreal Canadiens as well as an Olympic Gold Medalist and a banner year in 2014-15.
| Date | Source | Injury | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-23 18:40 | CBS | Knee | Questionable for start of season |
| 2021-05-15 21:40 | USA | Concussion | probable: Price is dealing with a concussion, but he is expected to clear the protocol prior to Game 1 of the North Division semifinals with the Maple Leafs.. |
| 2021-05-06 17:40 | CBS | Concussion | Expected to be out until at least May 10 |
| 2021-04-29 15:10 | CBS | Concussion | Expected to be out until at least May 3 |
| 2021-04-21 17:10 | USA | Concussion | out: Price is out of the lineup with a concussion, and he is not expected to clear the concussion protocol until the beginning of May.. |
| 2021-04-14 11:10 | CBS | Upper Body | Expected to be out until at least Apr 16 |
| 2020-02-06 01:40 | ESPN | Undisclosed | day-to-day |
| 2019-09-25 03:10 | ESPN | Hand | Price (hand) will not practice Wednesday nor play in that night’s preseason game against the Maple Leafs, Stu Cowan of the Montreal Gazette reports. |
| 2019-03-05 01:40 | ESPN | Flu | Price is being held out of Monday’s practice because of the flu, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports. |
| 2019-01-26 01:40 | ESPN | Undisclosed | Price will serve his one-game ban for skipping the All-Star Game on Feb. 2 versus New Jersey, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports. |
| 2019-01-05 03:10 | ESPN | Head | Price left Friday’s practice session early because he was feeling light headed, but is still expected to play versus Nashville on Saturday, John Lu of TSN.ca reports. |
| 2018-12-28 03:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Price (lower body) has been designated for injured reserve, with the move retroactive to Dec. 22. |
| 2018-10-16 03:10 | ESPN | Flu | Price (flu) hasn’t skated in three days, John Lu of TSN.ca reports. |
| 2018-03-17 03:10 | ESPN | Concussion | Price (concussion) will travel to Toronto for Saturday’s game against the Maple Leafs, but he’ll remain a spectator, John Lu of TSN.ca reports. |
| 2018-03-01 03:10 | ESPN | Concussion | Price (concussion) won’t travel with the Canadiens for the start of their upcoming six-game road trip, but he may join the team at some point during that stretch, John Lu of TSN.ca reports. |
| 2018-02-22 03:10 | ESPN | Undisclosed | Price (undisclosed) won’t dress for Thursday’s game against the Rangers, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports. |
| 2017-11-25 03:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Price (lower body) will guard the cage in Saturday’s home game against the Sabres, Eric Engels of Sportsnet.ca reports. |
| 2017-11-17 03:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Price (lower body) is focusing on his off-ice recovery with his return to skating deemed “undetermined” by coach Claude Julien, Arpon Basu of The Athletic Montreal reports. |
| 2017-11-09 03:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Price (lower body) is considered day-to-day after logging his first on-ice drills Wednesday since getting hurt, John Lu of TSN.ca reports. |
| 2017-03-23 03:10 | ESPN | Undisclosed | According to coach Claude Julien, Price is dealing with a “very minor” injury which leaves his status versus Carolina on Thursday up in the air, Arpon Basu of NHL.com reports. |
| 2017-03-10 03:10 | ESPN | Flu | Correcting a previous report, Price will not start Thursday’s game in Calgary after coming down with the flu. |
| 2016-10-20 03:10 | ESPN | Flu | Price (flu) is feeling much better and is hopeful to play in Thursday’s game against the Coyotes, Matt Cudzinowski of NHL.com reports. |
| 2016-10-12 03:10 | ESPN | Flu | Price (flu) missed practice for a second consecutive day Tuesday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports. |
| 2016-04-07 09:10 | ESPN | Knee | Price’s injury has been acknowledged to be a medial collateral ligament in his right knee, the Montreal Gazette reports. |
| 2016-03-30 03:10 | ESPN | Leg | Coach Michel Therrien said he’s hopeful Price (leg) will be able to play in Thursday’s game against Tampa Bay. |
| 2016-03-09 09:10 | ESPN | Leg | Price (leg) practiced once again in full equipment, taking shots from goalie coach Stephane Waite on Tuesday, the Montreal Gazette reports. |
| 2016-03-01 03:10 | ESPN | Leg | Price (leg) skated in full goalie equipment Monday for the second time in four days, the Montreal Gazette reports. |
| 2016-02-22 03:10 | ESPN | Leg | Price is making progress in his rehab from a leg injury, according to Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. |
| 2016-02-13 03:10 | ESPN | Knee | Montreal head coach Michel Therrien called a report that Price (leg) is done for the season with a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee “speculation,” the Montreal Gazette reports. |
| 2016-02-05 09:10 | ESPN | Leg | Price (leg) was seen walking with a noticeable limp in his right leg following Wednesday night’s 4-2 loss to the Flyers, Hockey Inside Out reports. |
| 2016-01-22 03:10 | ESPN | Leg | Price (leg) could be out for another 3-4 weeks with Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin stating that the goalie is “progressing slower than expected,” John Lu of TSN Montreal reports. |
| 2016-01-13 03:10 | ESPN | Leg | Price (leg) was able to get on the ice and do some light skating on Tuesday, TSN.ca reports. |
| 2016-01-05 03:10 | ESPN | Leg | Price (leg) continues to make progress in his recovery, but is unable to return to skating at this time. |
| 2015-12-01 03:10 | ESPN | Leg | Price (leg) will miss at least six weeks but will not require surgery. |
| 2015-11-19 03:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Price (lower body) is still without a timetable for his return, Arpon Basu of La Ligue Nation reports. |
| 2015-11-11 03:10 | ESPN | Lower Body | Price (lower body) is responding well to treatment and surgery has not been a consideration, though he will not play this week, Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette reports. |
Romano Di Franco is the head writer for whoshurt.com and is a graduate of the Algonquin College Radio Broadcasting program.