Canadiens Daily: Will Price Retire? St. Louis Contract Coming Soon

Could Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price wind up retiring or (wink-wink), go on LTIR?

Will the Montreal Canadiens make Martin St. Louis the official head coach soon?

That and more in the latest MHN Canadiens Daily:

Montreal Canadiens

Carey Price admitted he played the final game of the season for the Montreal Canadiens as if it may be his final game of his career.

Watch this press conference Price held yesterday in his final media session of the season and it’s hard not to think it may very well be it for the longtime Canadiens goaltender.

Carey Price s'adresse aux médias en direct du Complexe sportif Bell, pour le bilan de fin de saison.

Carey Price addresses the media from the Bell Sports Complex for his end of season media availability.#GoHabsGo https://t.co/BqVjJFDFcT

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) April 30, 2022

So will the Montreal Canadiens and Martin St. Louis have a three-year contract in place soon? That’s what Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes would like.

National Hockey Now

BOS: The Boston Bruins have drawn arguably the toughest matchup for them in the structurally sound Carolina Hurricanes who dominated them in the regular season.

NYI: Has former Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara played his last NHL game? If so, he went out in style, scoring on his last shot for the New York Islanders.

Pittsburgh: The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled forward Drew O’Connor.

Philly: It appears that Milton, MA native Keith Yandle has played his final NHL game.

Wash: Can the Washington Capitals upset the Florida Panthers in the first round?

Detroit: Jeff Blashill is out as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings.

Colorado: What went wrong for Matt Duchene with the Colorado Avalanche?

Canada Hockey Now

Calgary: Despite being heavy favorites in their first round series with the Dallas Stars, the Calgary Flames are pretending they’re underdogs.

NHL

Can the Toronto Maple Leafs shed the first round choker label and beat the Tampa Bay Lightning? Here’s four reasons that may not happen.

Can the New Jersey Devils right the ship? They will attempt to do so without former Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban.