It appears Carey Price has learned his lesson.
For the the second time in three seasons, Price suffered an injury during pregame warmup, but opted to play through the pain instead of pulling himself immediately following the injury.
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Ahead of his first start in nearly a month, Price admitted that playing through the injury wasn't the smartest decision.
"It was right at the end of warmup, and I didn't want to throw Monty (backup goalie Al Montoya) under the bus," Price told Sportsnet's Eric Engels. "Felt like I was good enough to go, but looking back it probably wasn't the greatest idea. Nothing I can do about it now."
Luckily for Price and the Canadiens, he only missed 10 games with the lower-body injury. In 2015-16, he was limited to just 12 games all season after suffering an injury under similar circumstances.
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