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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 

I apologize to the hockey betting world for the above title, but we all know that’s what’s going through each of our minds after watching the trainwreck that was the Canadiens vs Bruins NHL odds. I’m assuming none of us saw it live — who was still watching that stinker after the second period — but we likely all saw Carey Price’s Patrick Roy impersonation when the Montreal faithful gave him the Bronx Cheer.

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Sorry for the lack of sound, but you can hear the boos in your mind, right?

What do you hockey betting fans think of Price’s reaction?  It wasn’t as pathetic as Roberto Duran saying “No mas” in his boxing odds days, but it certainly wasn’t a proud moment. Bob Gainey understandably stood up for his goalie, saying he was “being bullied” and “fought back.” I can’t help but think Price would’ve showed much more strength by calmly soaking in the boos and remaining stoic (less “Roy vs Detroit,” more “Roy versus Florida when they threw rats at him in the 1996 Stanley Cup odds final). He’s on a slippery slope now if he makes the Montreal online betting fans his enemies.

Can Price bounce back in 2009-10 or will he become another Jose Theodore in M-T-L?