On July 18, longtime NHL goaltender Jaroslav Halak officially announced his retirement from professional hockey. With that announcement, a notable chapter in Montreal Canadiens history reopens, one that stirred intense debate and emotion across the hockey world: the Halak-Price decision.

Jaroslav Halak, the former New York Rangers goaltender, has officially announced his retirement after being inactive for two seasons. Halak, who played his last NHL season in 2022-2023 with the Rangers,