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The “minor” lower-body injury Carey Price suffered more than two weeks ago is starting to fail the smell test.

Last Tuesday morning, the Canadiens announced Price would take two days off the ice because his injury suffered Nov. 2 in Minnesota wasn’t getting any better through on-ice workouts with goalie coach Stéphane Waite. Nothing to worry about was the message, and Price insisted that if the game that night against the Columbus Blue Jackets was a playoff game, he “absolutely” could have played.

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“They don’t have to be concerned,” Price said about Canadiens fans. “It’s just taking a little bit longer than expected just because of the nature of my position. I just want to make sure that I’m 100 per cent and can do my job to the best of my ability when I come back. I’m just going to make sure I take my time with it, and it won’t be very long.”

Price didn’t skate Tuesday and Wednesday, as was planned. He also didn’t skate Thursday, Friday or Saturday, and the Canadiens had a day off Sunday following a 6-0 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night at the Bell Centre. A Canadiens official said after the game that Price is still around the team and continuing with his off-ice workouts.