Gainey Knows Price Under Pressure

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From franchise saviour to the second coming of Ken Dryden, Carey Price has avoided no superlatives on his mercurial rise to the ranks of NHL stardom.

In a year where his exploits have been mirrored against those of Patrick Roy in his rookie rise with the Canadiens, who won a Stanley Cup after a surprise Calder Cup in 1986, the expectations placed on Price are so high as these playoffs loom, one must wonder how a 20 year old young man can handle the pressure.

Of course Price is no run of the mill goalie. He defies almost every goalie stereotype with a coolness so alarming, a nonchalance so boring, one could be tempted to check his pulse.

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