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Beau McCue knows more about trying to score on Carey Price than just about anyone. His work includes over 7,000 shots taken at Price, giving him unparalleled insight into the alchemy that makes the poker-faced goalie so impenetrable

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McCue got a call in December that Price was the area where his wife's family is from, and needed someone to practice with. The two, on the ice by themselves for hours, got to know each other shot by shot

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Price’s drive for master-level perfection during their 14 or so one-on-one workouts was as obvious as it was unspoken.

“The thing that’s crazy is he makes what he does look easy and it’s not,” McCue said.

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McCue struggles to explain Price's ability in net. There were times, for example, that Price knew exactly where McCue was going to shoot, even if he was hiding it. All pro goalies try to read shots, but McCue hadn't seen one with so much prescience

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But the mystery that seems to shroud Mr. Price may not be that much of a mystery at all. As Mr. McCue puts it: Yes, he is that good. Yes, he is that chilled-out in real life. The goalie on TV is the same one he trained with.

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With the Habs now in the Cup final, set to play on Wednesday at 8 p.m., McCue says he's fully behind Price and the Canadiens.

“When you see someone work that hard, you want them to get the payout,” he said.

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