[Leafsfan1967]

LINK: http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_yl...anadiens-price

MONTREAL (AP)—The Montreal Canadiens have re-signed restricted free-agent goalie Carey Price to a two-year contract.

The 22-year-old goaltender signed the new contract on Thursday, ending two months of negotiations with the Canadiens.

Price has spent his entire career in Montreal after being selected fifth overall in the 2005 NHL draft. He’ll start the upcoming season as the team’s No. 1 goalie. He split the duties last season with Jaroslav Halak, who has since been dealt to the St. Louis Blues.

Price was 13-20-5 in 41 games. Halak took over the starting job late in the season and helped the Canadiens reach the Eastern Conference finals.

[Leafsfan1967]

This is a huge gamble for the Habs, because well plain, and simple Price really sucked all of last year. Halak immerged last year as what seems to be a bonified #1 NHL goalie, and they decide to keep Price, and they moved Halak to the St. Louis Blues organization. Price was a Bob Gainey pick, so not sure why they decided to go with Price now that Gainey is no longer the GM, but if they are wrong, Hab fans will be all over the Montreal management over this decision. Personally, I would of went with Halak, as I feel they could of got a lot more for Price in a trade. Time will tell.