Montreal Canadiens: Enemy’s Insight – A rejuvenated Carey Price

Seeing Carey Price play so well for the Montreal Canadiens as of late in combination with his milestone on Tuesday is a positive sign towards a rebound year.

Despite the losses, there have been some things to be happy for when it comes to the Montreal Canadiens. Paul Byron and Alex Galchenyuk have joined Brendan Gallagher in the milestone club as they’re hit impressive totals for the season (relatively speaking). Additionally, Kerby Rychel has been another young player in the organization to come up through the AHL and contribute immediately to the lineup. You also have to look lower in the organization to the Laval Rocket who are continuing to search for diamonds in the rough with new tryouts in Garret McFadden and Tye Felhaber.

This may be a little cryptic, but the state of the standings could bring a smile to your face if the Draft Lottery is something you’ve had circled on your calendars. Thanks to the Arizona Coyotes’ 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames and Vancouver’s single point in their loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, the Montreal Canadiens sit 29th in the NHL. That grants the Habs an 11.5% chance at winning the lottery and a 33.9% chance to get a top three pick in the draft (just ran a simulation via Tankathon and the Habs won!).

However, at the top of many’s lists right now has to be the tribute to Carey Price and his possession of the top spot in the franchise for most games played as a goaltender. I’ve seen some discredit the accomplishment, but to have his name among some of the greats is spectacular. Especially when you have to consider all the negativity and critiques coming his way from those who thought the Habs did a poor job in taking him so high in the first place.

It only fits that Price would be one of the focus of Mike Stephen’s questions for this week’s Enemy’s Insight.