Carey Price now leaner, No. 1 starterier
Now that the Canadiens have gotten rid of Cristobal Huet, it’s Carey Price’s show up in Montreal for the next several years (that is, until the press and fans alike show up at his door with pitchforks and torches a la Jose Theodore. Halak’s the future!).
But when Price showed up at a Montreal golf tournament looking like this:
Hey now!
People were pretty amazed.
Turns out, Price has dropped between 20 and 25 pounds from his robust weight of last season (226!?) and is now down to an ideal playing weight. While it may make him a little smaller in net, and boy did he look big last year, no amount of padding can’t be added to correct that problem.
This Canadiens team is leaner. Goalie Carey Price, having learned the evil of chocolate bars at midnight, says he’s lost 20-25 pounds since the spring.
“When you’re packin’ an extra 20 pounds, it’s kinda hard to get around,” said Price, eager for his sophomore season.
Price also told the Canadian Press he felt tired from playing two straight years, neglecting to mention that he was also walking around with the equivalent of a fat baby on his back.
Similarly, Habs forward Alex Kovalev has also dropped 12 pounds. Why do I get the feeling that, with Georges Laraque coming in this year, the team wanted to save money on catering for the other players?
“With Georges, I think everybody gained a little bit of weight,” said rugged forward Steve Bégin, who is used to skating over or through the opposition.
