Jaroslav Halak is in the middle of an excellent season, after a great Olympic run, he is one of the hottest goalies in the NHL right now. He's the single shining exemplar of quality NHL play on a Montreal team that, otherwise, appears ready for the trash heap.
The question of whether or not Montreal makes the playoffs is still up in the air as a result of the team's inability to score five on five, a sputtering power play, and a propensity to give up odd-man rushes that is becoming legendary.
Jaroslav Halak, however, will not be the reason Montreal doesn't make the playoffs. This sink or swim training ground the Habs have abandoned him to, may just have helped turn him in to the best goalie in the Eastern Conference as the playoffs approach.
The Canadiens are 10-5-3 since the Olympic break. Price has a win in Boston, a loss in San Jose and Carolina, a shoot-out loss in Buffalo, and a game that he was chased from in Anaheim that Halak won in a shoot-out.
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Article written by Scott Weldon