Carey Price named to NHL Quarter Century Team

For the announcement of this team of the last 25 years, the principle was somewhat different.

It was announced in a few parts, according to the players who began their careers in different decades.

First, the players who began their careers before the 2000s, then those who began their careers between 2000 and 2010, those who began after 2010 and finally, the goalkeepers who were unveiled this morning.

Here are the 25 players who made up this prestigious team:

Definitely some fine folks here.

All these players have left their mark on the NHL over the last 25 years for different reasons.

Carey Price has long been regarded as one of the best, if not the best, goaltender in the league, especially when he was at his peak.

He mainly impressed Habs fans with his brilliance in front of the net, despite the fact that he never had a team aspiring to top honors.

To think he’s only had Alex Kovalev as a player to break the point-per-game barrier throughout his career… in his first season.

That’s what sets him apart from the other goaltenders named to the NHL’s Quarter Century Team (Roberto Luongo, Martin Brodeur, Henrik Lundqvist, Patrick Roy and Marc-André Fleury).

What’s more, apart from Fleury, who has just played his final NHL season, all the other goalkeepers are currently in the Hall of Fame.

This raises the question of whether Price deserves a place in the Hall of Fame, given that all the other goalkeepers nominated are (except Fleury) and that Price had a worse team in front of him than any of the others.

Overtime

– There’s always hope, even if the chances of him returning are almost nil, if not completely nil.

– After a slow start against Latvia, Canada quickly took the lead with back-to-back goals.

– Young Celebrini scored his first goal of the tournament to make it 6-1. Once the Canadiens get going, it’s hard to stop them.

– Marc-André Fleury is having fun in this game. On a few occasions, he made Dominik Hasek-style saves.