Pro-Reads: Carey Price- Situational Awareness and Compete in a “fire drill”

The Scenario

Think back three years to a big game you played. How much can you remember of it? Can you recall key details from a single save? Probably not many of us could remember the final score, let alone a single save. But it’s no surprise that Carey Price can remember well. We presented this save to him at an Eli Wilson Goaltending camp last summer. The session was not planned ahead, in fact we just grabbed him after lunch and asked if he’d go through some video with us. When this save came up on the screen his first comment you’ll hear is, “this is old school.” Not sure if three years qualifies as old but he’s played a tonne of hockey since this playoff game that went into overtime vs. the New York Rangers.

We can see the situation below as the Rangers have the puck in the corner while Price has three teammates between himself and the closest Ranger. What looks like a relatively controlled situation will quickly develop into a high-danger play that requires Price to come up with a 5-alarm save that precedes the “fire drill” he will later refer to.

What do you see as the major threats here? Would you see them if you were in Price’s skates with the play moving at NHL speed without benefit of the bird’s eye view? How would you prepare for what might develop? 

The Save

Sit back and enjoy the save below and we’ll give you a small hint at the ProRead by saying – can you find the small but key adjustment Price makes mid-push? After the save as things go into scramble mode look for the technical elements he still brings to a desperation situation. We’ll let Carey talk about it after you get to see and process it for yourself first. 

The Pro-Read

We’ve already given you a few hints above so now it’s time to get right into the ProRead with Price. We loved the incredible adjustment he makes, not to mention his ability to recall what happened three years later. 

Let’s hear Price break down what he did in this Q & A with Kevin Woodley.