Is Carey Price The Early Season MVP?

Carey Price is Having A Stellar year.

                                        

2009-2010: 41 Games played, 13 wins, 0 shutouts. 2010-2011: 20 Games Played, 12 wins, 4 shutouts.

Carey Price Seems like a Rejuvenated Starting Goalie. This is the way he was expected to play when Jaroslav Halak was traded to St.Louis. In a recent article i wrote for Habs Jambalaya, i said that Carey should perform the way he did before the 08-09 All-Star Game. Many People booed him in the pre-season and wanted him out of town. So Far, he has played the most games, which has translated into the most wins as of November 22nd and tied for most Shutouts, with 4 tieing another reborn NHLer, Tim Thomas.

Price has a 2.05 GAA, 4th in the league, and .932 SP, tied for third in the league. Those numbers have generated interest for another possible All-Star game appearance. All Habs fans remember that after the last time he played, he couldn't stop a single puck. Not Something fans want him to repeat. Alex Auld has played only 1 game, resulting in a win. 21 games into the season and Price has played all but one game? Is Jaques Martin Over playing Price? That I cannot answer. He is playing outstanding with many highlight real saves. It seems like no pucks can get past him. His defence isn't as good as it could be, with Andrei Markov pretty much out for the season. The pressure is on the D to do a better job clearing the front of the net, a little traffic is to be expected but some of the goals were just a sea of people around the blue paint.


His puck handling has gotten tiny bit better in my opinion than it was in October, he's still been very mistake prone which is obviously unacceptable but he looks to have a bit more authority a lot of the time and is making quicker decisions. I'm not sure what's behind the puck handling slump but he needs to get back to where he was because this D needs all the help it can get. Ive Noticed that he holds his glove hand higher then he has done in the past, which gives the shooters less room.

Last seasons struggles were inspiration, along with the constant boos from the Canadiens faithful, to make him play the way he is now.

Is He The Early Season MVP? Only Time Will Tell.