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By Daniel Rainbird The Montreal Canadiens welcomed Carey Price back to the Bell Centre with a memorable, spine-tingling ovation Tuesday night. Canadiens fans cheered for close to four minutes during an on-ice ceremony, wildly serenading their longtime star goaltender with a blend of \u201cCa-rey! Ca-rey!\u201d and \u201cOl\u00e9, Ol\u00e9\u201d chants ahead of puck drop against the Minnesota Wild. Price, meanwhile, stood beside the team benches, next to the five individual trophies he won over his illustrious career, as he attempted to get a word in. \u201cFrom the bottom of my heart, the most sincere \u2018Merci beaucoup,\u2019\u201d Price told the crowd, his voice trembling. Canadiens rookie goalie Jacob Fowler has been compared to Price thanks to his stoic, panic-free play style. Price himself has said Fowler is the goalie who reminds him… <\/p>\n

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By Daniel Rainbird The Montreal Canadiens welcomed Carey Price back to the Bell Centre with a memorable, spine-tingling ovation Tuesday night. Canadiens fans cheered for close to four minutes during an on-ice ceremony, wildly serenading their longtime star goaltender with a blend of \u201cCa-rey! Ca-rey!\u201d and \u201cOl\u00e9, Ol\u00e9\u201d chants ahead of puck drop against the Minnesota Wild. Price, meanwhile, stood beside the team benches, next to the five individual trophies he won over his illustrious career, as he attempted to get a word in. \u201cFrom the bottom of my heart, the most sincere \u2018Merci beaucoup,\u2019\u201d Price told the crowd, his voice trembling. Canadiens rookie goalie Jacob Fowler has been compared to Price thanks to his stoic, panic-free play style. Price himself has said Fowler is the goalie who reminds him... <\/p>\n

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