Looking at the amount of shots Carey Price has faced so far against Hershey, you can't help but flashback to Luongo's tenure wih the Panthers were the elite goaltender routinely faced upwards of 40 shots.
Is Price a Luongoesque goaltender ? they share the same unflusterable temperament and the same ability to recover from a bad game, but there the similarities stop and it's all Brodeur from there on ... But then again he isn't quite Brodeur either ...
So what do you make of Carey Price ?
Well as head coach Don Lever put it there isn't much that can make the guy lose his control of a game, his stick work is already on par with what you'd see from Marty Turco and his angle coverage and drop-recovery remind of Theodore's hey-days when Jeremy Roenick would say at the All-Star game '' he's got the fastest pads in the game ''.
But that's were all comparisons stop and you realize how unique this kid is.
Now Price's success shouldn't overshadow the work guys like Danis and Halak have done this year, in Halak's case, you can only stand back in awe at a kid who was an MVP in Lewiston and starts his pro career as an MVP in the AHL, and don't balk at Danis either, he is a talent to be reckoned with as is Cedric Desjardins who is dominating the ECHL.
One thing I will say folks though ... ( and some people may not like this ) don't be fooled by a fake sentiment of security when it comes to our goaltending prospects, although Price has shown to be a solid goaltender these AHL playoffs have also shown alot of room for improvement, his tendency to drop a bit early are still evident although we're not talking of David Aebischer, Halak has battled with inconsistency early on and Danis has had trouble being a mainstay at number 1 with the bulldogs being supplanted by Halak and Price.
Yes there is solid goaltending ahead for the Habs, but to claim the future is stellar is jumping the gun in a major way, training camp will put all these guys on equal footing, let us see what they can accomplish against each other !
