The Athletic's Arpon Basu recently conducted an interview with Carey Price, and what Basu had to say was pretty sad. Price was humbled to talk about his condition, which is pathetic. He can't even walk up or down stairs without pain. He also talks about his upcoming surgery, which will be crucial, if only to live a normal life afterwards. <q>« I'm gambling the next 20 years of my life on an operation that is not guaranteed to turn out well 100%. It's a lot less than that. I think the doctor said 75%, but it's probably less than that. That would be optimistic and we're talking about a situation of someone who just wants to live a normal life. I look at it more on the pessimistic side and wonder what will happen to me if the surgery is not successful and I can never walk up and down a hill or bend over to play with my kids again. » - Carey Price</q> <q>« I'm just kind of taking it step by step, really. Again, my knee is still not doing very well. For example, I still don't walk up stairs without pain. I still don't feel like my knee is in a place where I'm going to be able to play field hockey. I still have swelling in my knee, even in my everyday life. It's not a great outlook on a field hockey career when you have trouble walking up and down stairs. » - Carey Price</q> <q>« So, I'm just trying to stay positive and I'm just trying to get my body healthy enough to not experience pain on a daily basis. That's kind of my priority right now. » - Carey Price</q> From the words of #31, there is very little hope for a return to play, but that's not what's important here. We wish him a full recovery and a full life with his three young children. Credit: <a href='https://www.habsetlnh.com/equipe-lnh/canadiens-de-montreal/Carey-Price-tente-le-grand-coup-il-fait-des-revelations-extremement-tristes-et-il-souhaite-un-miracle' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Habsetlnh.com </a>