A Habs Cup Win Could Mean The Price Is Right For Seattle Kraken

Jonathan West   |  

Jun 25, 2021

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The Montreal Canadiens are headed back to the Stanley Cup Final after 28 years. If the Habs win it all, will we see Carey Price with the Seattle Kraken?

Honestly, this article was supposed to follow another Habs first-round playoff exit. But after they disposed of the favored Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games and swept the Winnipeg Jets, this love letter to Carey Price is hard to write. But now, he may have more fans from north of the border.

Montreal was the last Canadian team to win the Stanley Cup in 1993. Half of that time has been the entire length of goaltender Carey Price’s 14-year NHL career. After defeating the Vegas Golden Knights and now heading to the Final, the only way Price comes home to the Seattle Kraken is by hoisting the cup for Montreal.

A little history

BC’s own Carey Price is one of the most talented and respected netminders in the league. But until 2021, his teams have missed the NHL playoffs or lost in the first round for almost a decade. The closest Price had been to a Cup Final before now was in 2014. Rangers’ winger Chris Kreider collided with the goaltender and ended his playoff run. Carey’s early exit led to New York winning the Eastern Conference Finals and prolonged his wait.

Carey Price was selected seventh overall by Washington State’s Tri-City Americans in the 2002 bantam draft. After two seasons, he had the best North-American goaltender ranking for the 2005 NHL Draft. Following Sidney Crosby in the top spot, Price was chosen 5th overall by the Montreal Canadiens. After winning the 2007 Calder Cup, he also won his Habs debut later that year against Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins. Since then, Carey Price has a career 2.50 goals against average, a .917 save percentage, and 49 shutouts while being named to six NHL all-star teams. A winner of four NHL Awards, he has played 794 games with the same team.

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