Montreal Canadiens: Three Recent Habs That Will Be First Ballot Hall of Famers
Carey Price
Carey Price was the 5th overall pick in the 2005 NHL Draft and has been through just about everything in his career. From top prospect, to potential flop, to absolute stardom, to overpaid veteran to Stanley Cup finalist worth every penny to injured and over-the-hill to… well whatever comes next but nothing should surprise you.
Price was rewritten the Montreal Canadiens goaltending record book which is an incredible accomplishment. He has set the team record for most career wins, knocked Patrick Roy, Jacques Plante and Ken Dryden off the pedestal on his way to the top of that mountain.
He has received Vezina Trophy votes in seven different seasons in his career, and on four occasions earned some recognition in the Hart Trophy voting as well. In 2014-15, he won the Hart Trophy, Vezina Trophy, William Jennings, and Ted Lindsay Award.
He has also won a WHL Best Goalie, a CHL Top Goalie Award, a gold medal at the World Juniors where he was named MVP and Top Goalie, a playoff MVP in the AHL as a 20 year old, a Calder Cup, a World Cup, an Olympic gold medal and a Best Goalie at the Olympics Games.
A Stanley Cup would be a nice addition to the trophy case but Carey Price is the best goaltender of his era without one and he deserves to be a unanimous addition to the Hall of Fame as soon as he is eligible.
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