Montreal Canadiens Goaltender Carey Price Takes Leave Of Absence
The Montreal Canadiens will be without goaltender Carey Price for the foreseeable future at he takes a leave of absence from the club.
Habs GM Marc Bergevin met with media Thursday morning and said while the news caught him off guard, he was fully supportive of Price.
#Habs Bergevin fought back tears and declined to answer when asked about Carey Price, the human, and what hr is going through. His love, respect and concern for Price has never been more evident.
— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) October 7, 2021In an Instagram post shared Thursday morning, Price’s wife, Angela, shared her husband was working through mental health issues.
“Part of the position our family is in is that we also get a public platform to show how there is and can be a path to the light for anyone struggling,” she wrote. “No matter what is on the line, we hope we can share the importance of putting your mental health first not just by saying it, but by showing up and doing the work to get better.
More to come.