NMC or not I don't think there's a market for a 34 year old, physically and mentally broken down goalie with a 10M cap hit coming out of therapy for a drug addiction.
Sure he was probably the best of his generation but that's a heck of a lot of baggage.
Right, but they can all be technically waived if the player approves? Like, Geeman says, high taxes, cold weather, and a team destined to rebuild. So whoever has a NMC should gladly accept a trade to anywhere but ARI? lol So aside from Price, does anyone know who else on our team has them?
What Robin Lehner says is believable. I think that Habs management instructed their medical staff to get Price ready for the playoffs by whatever means necessary. Bergevin spent a pile of cap space on him and he needed him between the pipes. So once again, Bergevin's need to hang on to his job came first and the player's health came a distant second. I also don't think that Price was really hiding anything from the team. Management just chose not to see it.I think it’s a combo of many things
Body is clearly breaking down and he put pressure on himself to live up to being a top player
Pressure of playing in Montreal , meds ( probably pain killers ) and since he hasn’t been healthy in years pushed him to this state .
He should walk away
Are you saying the drugs are better in the playoffs?I wonder if Price’s poor regular seasons the last few years were caused in part by his off-ice issues.
Price in only Habs player with an NMCRight, but they can all be technically waived if the player approves? Like, Geeman says, high taxes, cold weather, and a team destined to rebuild. So whoever has a NMC should gladly accept a trade to anywhere but ARI? lol So aside from Price, does anyone know who else on our team has them?
I think it's telling that Price's statement says "substance use" rather than "substance abuse". The term "substance use" implies that he was not doing anything recreationally with the drugs but was being directed to use them by someone. This was the Habs team doctors prescribing Price highly addictive opioids to deal with the pain and not properly managing his usage. He became addicted on their watch and at their direction, which is why management was happy to let people think that Price had entered the player assistance program because of mental health issues about which they knew nothing rather than the drugs they knew everything about and had given him to use.I think it was Stephane Waite who said last year that the years of injuries have caught up to Price and that he needs to be stretching quite literally all day to avoid being in pain on the ice. He compared it to The Choking Dog, whose body type makes him so elastic and he has none of the problems Price has.
For what it's worth, I never found WeHave's hypothesis ridiculous. There's a lot of drugs going around in pro sports, both the recreational kind and the anabolic kind.
Now you've gone too far given that you have no actual proof of any of this, and yes, I realize we're not in court, etc., but still.I think it's telling that Price's statement says "substance use" rather than "substance abuse". The term "substance use" implies that he was not doing anything recreationally with the drugs but was being directed to use them by someone. This was the Habs team doctors prescribing Price highly addictive opioids to deal with the pain and not properly managing his usage. He became addicted on their watch and at their direction, which is why management was happy to let people think that Price had entered the player assistance program because of mental health issues about which they knew nothing rather than the drugs they knew everything about and had given him to use.
I'm also highly skeptical about Drouin's so-called mental health issues. I think that too was drug-related only in his case it was more likely recreational drugs, not pills given to him by team doctors.
Ask yourself why Price would be taking drugs to begin with. The likely answer there is pain management. And where would Price acquire the painkillers? From the team's medical staff. He doesn't need to find a dealer, the team doctor is his personal pusher. Robin Lehner exposed this practice just a few weeks ago. The math gets really simple at this point. Price + pain / team doctor x prescription opioids x 2 months of playoffs = addiction.Now you've gone too far given that you have no actual proof of any of this, and yes, I realize we're not in court, etc., but still.
Maybe. But maybe not.Ask yourself why Price would be taking drugs to begin with. The likely answer there is pain management. And where would Price acquire the painkillers? From the team's medical staff. He doesn't need to find a dealer, the team doctor is his personal pusher. Robin Lehner exposed this practice just a few weeks ago. The math gets really simple at this point. Price + pain / team doctor x prescription opioids x 2 months of playoffs = addiction.
We have Petry/Gally also. A rebuild will take 4-5 years minimum if we do it properly. Ya, I doubt Price gets moved but technically Seattle was thinking about it right?
NMC or not I don't think there's a market for a 34 year old, physically and mentally broken down goalie with a 10M cap hit coming out of therapy for a drug addiction.
Sure he was probably the best of his generation but that's a heck of a lot of baggage.
If Avs get bounced early again it’ll most likely be due to poor defense / goaltending again & Kroenke will be on Sakic’s ass like maggots on animal carcassNMC or not I don't think there's a market for a 34 year old, physically and mentally broken down goalie with a 10M cap hit coming out of therapy for a drug addiction.
Sure he was probably the best of his generation but that's a heck of a lot of baggage.
If Avs get bounced early again it’ll most likely be due to poor defense / goaltending again & Kroenke will be on Sakic’s ass like maggots on animal carcass
oopsGrubby is with Kraken
Drouin admitted to a sleep disorder and anxiety attacks, not sure recreational drugs could have caused that.I think it's telling that Price's statement says "substance use" rather than "substance abuse". The term "substance use" implies that he was not doing anything recreationally with the drugs but was being directed to use them by someone. This was the Habs team doctors prescribing Price highly addictive opioids to deal with the pain and not properly managing his usage. He became addicted on their watch and at their direction, which is why management was happy to let people think that Price had entered the player assistance program because of mental health issues about which they knew nothing rather than the drugs they knew everything about and had given him to use.
I'm also highly skeptical about Drouin's so-called mental health issues. I think that too was drug-related only in his case it was more likely recreational drugs, not pills given to him by team doctors.