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The Canadiens would be in the McDavid sweepstakes without Price.
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I hate this statement. Sure they would be worst off. However, it's not like they play without a goalie. With a goalie putting up Hiller stats Montreal would have allowed ~45 more goals (Assuming the difference in SV% between Hiller and Price is PURELY on goalie skills, not D or teams style, which is a stretch)
Montreal has a net + 29 goals, so with the change they would be -15.
This is right around Florida, Colorado, Dallas, Philly, Columbus territory.
So the Canadian PROBABLY would be a 9th/10th place team with a average starter.
Does Ovechkin contribute the same 45 goals difference over an average player that Price does over an average goalie? I would say it would be very close.