{"id":525773,"date":"2026-03-27T13:54:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/525773\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:54:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T13:54:28","slug":"carey-prices-bold-statement-on-jacob-fowler-sparks-buzz-in-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/525773\/","title":{"rendered":"Carey Price\u2019s bold statement on Jacob Fowler sparks buzz in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t  &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/654181.webp.webp\" style=\"width:100%;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Montreal Canadiens goalie Jacob Fowler (32) looks up the ice prior to the start of game against the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre.\" title=\"Montreal Canadiens goalie Jacob Fowler (32) looks up the ice prior to the start of game against the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre.\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Screenshot (Left) Marc DesRosiers-IMAGN Images (right)<\/p>\n<p>Former Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has just made a very interesting statement for fans, offering real hope about the team\u2019s future in net.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s just say it brings a strong dose of optimism regarding the organization\u2019s goaltending outlook.<\/p>\n<p>He was asked if there is an NHL goaltender who reminds him of his own playing style.<\/p>\n<p>He could have named any goalie across the entire National Hockey League.<\/p>\n<p>Carey Price\u2019s answer was immediate\u2014and it\u2019s bound to generate plenty of discussion in Montreal.<\/p>\n<p>He instantly named Jacob Fowler.<\/p>\n<p>Carey Price sees a lot of himself in Jacob Fowler<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Fowler is already viewed as one of the Montreal Canadiens\u2019 top gems, and this comparison seems to confirm that the hype is very real.<\/p>\n<p>Carey Price when asked if there\u2019s a goalie in the NHL that reminds him of himself:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jacob Fowler. When I watch him play, he reminds me a lot of me when I was his age.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Receiving praise of that magnitude from one of the greatest goaltenders in franchise history represents the ultimate compliment for a young player like Fowler.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing that Carey Price sees himself in Fowler\u2019s movements, composure, and demeanor strongly suggests the Canadiens may have secured an excellent goaltender for the future.<\/p>\n<p>If the young man manages to achieve even half of Carey Price\u2019s success in Montreal, the organization will be in very good hands.<\/p>\n<p>Carey Price, now 38 years old, recorded 361 career wins in the National Hockey League.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Fowler, 21, is one of the team\u2019s top prospects at the position. He was selected in the third round by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2023 NHL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch his full interview below:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n<p>POLL<\/p>\n<p>MARS 26|341 ANSWERS<\/p>\n<p>Carey Price\u2019s bold statement on Jacob Fowler sparks buzz in Montreal<\/p>\n<p>Are you excited about this statement from Carey Price regarding Jacob Fowler?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Photo credit: Screenshot (Left) Marc DesRosiers-IMAGN Images (right) Former Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":525774,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2003,2268,5,3567,909,21,4,906],"class_list":{"0":"post-525773","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-bell-centre","9":"tag-carey-price","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-jacob-fowler","12":"tag-jakub-dobes","13":"tag-montreal-canadiens","14":"tag-nhl","15":"tag-samuel-montembeault"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116301481780109970","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525773"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525773\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/525774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}