Ducharme responds to questions about a possible goalie change in game four
With the Montreal Canadiens behind the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0 in the Stanley Cup Final, some are asking if head coach Dominique Ducharme will throw the ultimate Hail Mary and change goaltender for the next game. Carey Price hasn't looked like the goaltender who helped the Habs advance past the first three rounds, but Ducharme insists there's no way he'll start Jake Allen in the next game.
"No. Carey's the guy playing Monday," said Ducharme on Saturday. "If you wonder or people wonder about who's gonna be in net, Carey's gonna be in net."
Ducharme added it's not about the play of just one guy, adding the team needs to be better in front of Price and all 20 guys in uniform Monday night need to play their best game.
The decision is perfectly understandable. Without Price, the Habs would have had no chance of making it as far as they did, and giving up on him now would seem like a huge slap in the face.
As for other possible lineup changes, Ducharme said that will be analyzed over the weekend and there's a possibility that might happen. A couple of possibilities would be Tomas Tatar getting back in the lineup, as well as defencemen Brett Kulak and Alexander Romanov.