Last night in Montreal, the Bruins swept the Canadiens with a 4-1 victory. But the big story was not about the Bruins win, it was about Carey Price getting booed when he touched the puck. Price was frustrated, so he raised his arms in the air just like Patrick Roy did in 1995. Roy was traded a game after he did that, rumors say that Gainey said to Price that he will be traded."I didn't say anything to him," said Gainey. "He reacted, but people were rude. People were unfair, so he stood up for himself. What's wrong with that?" When Gainey was asked what Price could have down differently he responded:"I suppose he could have kept his cool and not made any kind of gesture, but when you're being bullied, if you don't stand up for yourself, who is going to?" said Gainey.
"I've said before, this kid is going to win a Stanley Cup one day," captain Saku Koivu said of Price. "Sometimes you have to put your emotions away and not show them, but that's part of the learning process.We've got to realize he's very young. He'll go through ups and downs in his career and he'll learn from them." Montreal inforcer Georges Laraque said the fans were acting inappropriately towards Price. "We have the best fans in the league, but the way they reacted." said Laraque. "Carey's only 21. If you're going to point fingers, point them at our injuries.It's hard enough to be swept at home and when you hear those boos -- that's not the fans who supported us all year and helped us make the playoffs." If the Canadiens want to win a stanley Cup next year, Bob Gainey will have to do alot of work in the summer.
Written By Andrew Di Pardo
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