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If Canada wins on Sunday, do you think Carey Price deserves the MVP?

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WeeBey said:
I get the impression people think that, because Price isn't diving from post to post to make a save, he hasn't done anything note worthy (I call it Tim Thomas syndrome). The reason you never see this is because he's almost never out of position.

Having that kind of D in front of him is definitely helping but he's still ALWAYS where he needs be to make the save. He's reading the play very well, he almost never gives up a rebound, and his vision through traffic has been stellar.

I'm still not saying he should be MVP. Doughty and Weber are easily ahead of him. Then there are a few guys that are more in his tier that could take it home too (I would even say Crosby since he's generating so many chances that Kunitz can't cash in on cause he's Kunitz.)

The stories people like to make up to push their agenda are astounding.
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I understand your point and agree that sometimes players who are playing good but not flashy get over looked. But Tim Thomas syndrome? I remember him all over the place playing an unorthodox style so he kinda stood out lol. IMO a good example would be Gunnarsson. He plays a very solid D game but tends to get overlooked because he is so smooth and non flashy.

CanadienShark said:
"Omg Carey Price is so terrible, we'll be so lucky if we win with such a terrible goalie."

Posts a 0.963 save percentage, and 0.74 GAA. Both are 2nd in the tournament, behind Hiller and the Swiss team.

"Omg any Canadian goalie could win..."

Keep telling yourself that buddy. Price has been solid. He's bailed out Canada quite a few times. The only goalie that could have come close to the performance that Price is having is Luongo.
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Relax man :laugh: what he said is probably true tho. No slight to Price but our Defensive game has been so solid that any above avg goalie should put up similar #'s.
 
Pandemic said:
Was the 2010 team not filled with a pretty star studded defense as well? Luongo had some trouble keeping pucks out of his net if I remember correctly. He was still great though, but Price has just been better. No refuting that.
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"Yeah but bro Neidermoyer and Pringler were like 37 years old okay so Price sux"
 
bobbyt911 said:
I understand your point and agree that sometimes players who are playing good but not flashy get over looked. But Tim Thomas syndrome? I remember him all over the place playing an unorthodox style so he kinda stood out lol. IMO a good example would be Gunnarsson. He plays a very solid D game but tends to get overlooked because he is so smooth and non flashy.
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That's my point. Tim Thomas doesn't technically play very well but has the most ridiculous reflexes that he makes up for it. Price plays a very well technically. You'll rarely see him in the highlight reel because he's usually where he needs to be.
 
bobbyt911 said:
Relax man :laugh: what he said is probably true tho. No slight to Price but our Defensive game has been so solid that any above avg goalie should put up similar #'s.
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The problem with this is that with Canada's lack of goal scoring, putting up "similar" numbers wouldn't be enough. Any less than what Price has done so far and Canada wouldn't be competing for gold.
 
deckercky said:
I don't even know if you're joking. Carter is, as he usually is, very strong defensively. Aside from a particularly uninspired stretch in Columbus (in which he also was coming off a broken foot), he's always been a very strong defensive player.
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No I was serious, he was been strong defensivly, but so far the guy has been one of the best.

So many where were questioning his selection on team Canada saying a guy like Giroux should have been picked overhim, by comparing their play in the o-zone alone, and not really bring up his D-play.
 
I'm an Habs and a Price fan but personally i don't care if he gets MVP or not. In fact i'd pick Doughty or Karlsson ahead of him

What makes me smile however is all the moronic posters on here who are eating crow now after bashing Price against Norway and Latvia. Those who said he was trash and that it was his fault because he couldn't stop a last second deflected shot while being screened against Norway or that he was a "liability" for Team Canada because he couldn't stop that breakaway against Latvia. You guys know who you are and i hope that crow taste good.

Silencing haters and those who have an agenda against him is just as good as him getting MVP for me
 
I wouldn't say so, but he has done exactly what the team needed of him thus far. I think Karlsson and Doughty have been the best players game-in game-out overall.
 
Best defencemen: Drew Doughty, Shea Weber, Erik Karlsson
Best forward: Jamie Benn
Best goalie: Carey Price, Henrik Lundqvist
 
131313 said:
I'm an Habs and a Price fan but personally i don't care if he gets MVP or not. In fact i'd pick Doughty or Karlsson ahead of him

What makes me smile however is all the moronic posters on here who are eating crow now after bashing Price against Norway and Latvia. Those who said he was trash and that it was his fault because he couldn't stop a last second deflected shot while being screened against Norway or that he was a "liability" for Team Canada because he couldn't stop that breakaway against Latvia. You guys know who you are and i hope that crow taste good.

Silencing haters and those who have an agenda against him is just as good as him getting MVP for me
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Anyone who was seriously blaming the goalie on those 2 goals automatically looses any and all credibility.
 
Almost any starter in the NHL would be doing equally as well given the defense in front of him. Give me a break. No Canadian goalie will EVER be the MVP, because they never have to stand on their head.
 
Benny FTW said:
Price's total shots faced in each game: 31, 16, 20, 15 or an average of 20.5 shots against.

Im not seeing an MVP. Its not like he's faced 35+ shots a game to get Canada into the Gold Medal game.

1 good game and 3 easy games.
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If price gets a shutout or only allows 1 goal in the Gold medal game than it should be him.
If a shutout That would be 1/ goals against in 3 games with 2 shutouts while facing
Sweden, USA and Finland combined, the 1st, 2nd and 4th seeds in the medal round.
That is MVP stats no matter how you cut it.
Sure was nice seeing Price proving all the haters wrong.:nod:

Bottom line is all i wanna see is Price with the gold around his neck.
It would be sweet justice to those that know nothing about goaltending calling Price the weak link.
 
I've been a huge Carey Price fan since day 1 and have always stood up for the kid knowing what he is capable of...and I still give Doughty the MVP...

But!!! If Carey has a superb game
ala his last game I think he's right there pending what Doughty does
tomorrow.

Now if Sweden pulls it off Karlsson most likely gets the MVP unless the king stands on his head and shuts out Canada.
 
TL said:
Best defencemen: Drew Doughty, Shea Weber, Erik Karlsson
Best forward: Jamie Benn
Best goalie: Carey Price, Henrik Lundqvist
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Benn is currently 57th on scoring leaders list. That's not worth the best forward trophy no matter how big his two goals were.
 
Price has been very good, much better than I thought he would be. But he isn't the reason Canada is winning games. Stifling defense is. Unless Price stands on his head during the gold, Doughty should be the team MVP.

Who knows though, if any individual player has a monster preformance in the gold medal game it will trump the rest of the tourny.
 
PoutineSp00nZ said:
Price has been very good, much better than I thought he would be. But he isn't the reason Canada is winning games. Stifling defense is. Unless Price stands on his head during the gold, Doughty should be the team MVP.

Who knows though, if any individual player has a monster preformance in the gold medal game it will trump the rest of the tourny.
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if luongo was in nets vs america we wouldnt be in the finals, no disrespect to lu but im pretty sure he would have let in at least 2 goals. alot of careys saves were through traffic and tips
 
TT1 said:
if luongo was in nets vs america we wouldnt be in the finals
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You have no way to know that. I've been very critical of Luongo despite the team winning gold in vancouver, but he very well could have held down the fort yesterday. We're dealing with hypotheticals, there is no right answer.

He got the job done 4 years ago, he looked shaky but he did it. Price has looked more stable so far than he did, but there is still a game to be played.
 
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