‘Young kid, pretty bad skater at the time:’ Canadiens’ Kreider on 2014 collision with Price

Chris Kreider says there wasn’t any hesitation he felt from the Montreal Canadiens to sign him ahead of the 2026-27 season, despite his most infamous run-in with the Habs being a collision in the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs with then-goaltender Carey Price. While some fans have voiced frustrations about signing the player who ran into the legendary backstop to a one-year, $2.15 million contract for the season, the player himself takes the blame as a “young” player who was a “pretty bad skater at the time.” “No, not from them, not on my part,” Kreider said of whether there was…