Toffoli, Allen talk about Price coming in to talk to teammates and what he said

While Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has completed his 30 day stint in the NHL's Players Assistance program, he has not yet officially re-joined the team and there's no timetable right now for when that might happen. Price surprised many by revealing himself that he entered the program due to substance use problems. Following his statement, he showed up at practice to talk to his teammates.

"I haven't read the statement yet but talking with Pricer, he knows he has our support," said Tyler Toffoli.

"The caliber of a player and person he is; for him to have the courage and step up and not only go away to seek the help but come back and talk to everybody and release a statement like that, it's extremely powerful," he continued.

"There's a reason why he attracts good people and everybody wants to be around him - because he's a great human being and we all love him and support him deeply."

Fellow Montreal goaltender Jake Allen had similar sentiments regarding Price.

"He came in and talked to all of us as a group, just sort of explained what was sort of going on, where he was, what his plan is moving forward and what he's going to do for this team," said Allen.

"Just to hear his voice and see him around, it was a sense of relief for a lot of guys - just good to see a familiar face like that especially when someone is going through a bit of a difficult time," he added.

"It was a good statement he made yesterday... he's working his way back - again, we're not sure exactly when he'll be back - but like he told us yesterday, he's going do the best to be back as quick as possible with this group."

"I think we're going to see a great version of Carey Price coming forward whenever he hits the ice with us again and I'm excited to see it."

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