Canadiens’ Carey Price won’t make trip to Toronto with team

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The Canadiens announced Tuesday morning that goaltender Cayden Primeau has been called up from the AHL’s Laval Rocket and added to the team’s taxi squad.

The team also announced that goalie Carey Price won’t make the trip to Toronto for Wednesday night’s game against the Maple Leafs (7:30 p.m., SN, NBCSN, RDS, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM).

Price appeared to suffer an injury during the second period of Monday night’s 3-2 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers at the Bell Centre but stayed in the game.

When head coach Dominique Ducharme was asked about Price’s status after the game, he said: “He’s getting checked out. I mean, we don’t think it’s anything serious. He’s getting checked out.”

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Ducharme also said after the game that forward Brendan Gallagher, who was hit by a slapshot from teammate Alexander Romanov during the first period, had suffered a fractured thumb and would be out for weeks, not days.

Price stopped 21 of 23 shots in Monday night’s game, improving his record to 12-6-5 with a 2.66 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage. Gallagher has 14-9-23 totals in 35 games. His 14 goals are tied for second on the team with Josh Anderson, trailing Tyler Toffoli, who has 19.

Backup goalie Jake Allen has been solid this season with a 5-3-4 record, a 2.23 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage. With Laval this season, Primeau has an 11-3-0 record with a 2.07 goals-against average and a 2.07 goals-against average. The Canadiens selected Primeau in the seventh round (199th overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft.

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Habs sign Mysak

Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin announced Tuesday morning that the team has agreed to terms on a three-year, NHL entry-level contract with centre Jan Mysak.

The Canadiens selected the 5-foot-11, 175-pounder from the Czech Republic in the second round (48th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft. In 13 games this season with the Rocket, Mysak has 2-0-2 totals.

The contract, which has an average annual salary of US$850,333, will pay Mysak $750,000 in the NHL for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons and $775,000 in 2023-24. He will also receive a $92,500 signing bonus each year. Mysak’s AHL salary will be $80,000.

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