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Let's not get too excited yet. Apparently there are still quite a few hurdles before we see any actual games played.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montr...ason-1.5627572

Price said before he agrees to get back on the ice with his teammates to compete for the Stanley Cup this summer, he has a lot of questions he needs the league to answer.

"Health and safety is the biggest: being able to come to a situation where you don't have to worry about contracting COVID-19 is huge," Price said.

The NHL and the players association have so far agreed on the structure for the return to play plan, but many other aspects still need to be negotiated.

Price thinks there's a 50-50 chance of the two sides coming to an agreement.

"I have about an equal amount of optimism and pessimism," he said. "It's a very unusual situation. I want the opportunity to play for a Stanley Cup, but I want to be able continue living life normally."

He said if a teammate or anyone else in the organization doesn't feel comfortable participating in the NHL restart plan this summer, he would support their decision to stay home.

"I would have nothing but respect for that person. That's a very difficult decision to make," Price said.

Carey Price and his wife Angela have two young children and a third on the way.
So for the Habs star goaltender, being isolated in a social bubble with his teammates but away from his family for an extended period would be a tough sacrifice.

"It would be difficult to leave our families, no question. It's definitely a commitment to go long term without seeing your children, especially for me — it's the age of their lives where they're growing so quickly," he said.

He doesn't anticipate that his wife and children, aged one and four, would join him in the bubble even if they were allowed.