Marc Bergevin is satisfied with his teams first-half performance and wasnt tipping his hand on any possible moves as the Montreal Canadiens play out the stretch before next months Olympic break. The Habs general manager maintained that the teams success over the last three months are due in large part to special teams and the play of goaltender Carey Price. The Canadiens star goaltender struggled in the latter part of last season and Bergevin brought in former Chicago Blackhawks colleague Stephane Waite as goaltending coach to help get him back on the right track. "Carey has been our most valuable player this year," he told reporters during the teams morning skate in Philadelphia. "All the credit goes to him for his comeback. Hes come to work whenever he goes on the ice. He is playing great hockey and is one of the reasons why we are in our current position." Price and teammate P.K. Subban were both named to Canadas Olympic mens hockey team on Tuesday, joining six other Canadiens representing their countries in Sochi. Bergevin would not comment on the status of contract negotiations with Subban (a restricted free agent with arbitration rights this summer), but had plenty of praise for the young blueliner. "I dont want to discuss (the talks) publicly," he said. "Two years ago, he (Subban) was sometimes a healthy scratch. His progression has been huge and hes not finished." Bergevin also addressed questions regarding veteran forward Daniel Briere, who has struggled in his first season with the Canadiens. Briere, whos been the subject of trade speculation over the last week, has impressed both the GM and head coach Michel Therrien with his recent play - including a three-point performance against Ottawa on Saturday. "I never got wind of it," said Bergevin when asked of any possible rift between Briere and Therrien. "Daniel has faced difficulties, but hes on the right track. Hes played much better hockey for some time." And if Briere needs to look anywhere for some added inspiration, he doesnt need to look further than his own dressing room. "David Desharnais has had a difficult start to the season," said Bergevin. "And hes been one of our top players now for a long time." Bergevin, who had a first-hand look at some of the teams prospects at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Sweden, also likes he sees for the future, particularly forward Jacob De la Rose whom he hopes will play in North America next season. "On the whole, our prospects performed well," he said. "All six players got a lot of ice time. I was especially impressed with (Jacob De la Rose), who is a big guy who did very well for Sweden. Also, Martin Reway, whos a lot smaller physically, had a great deal of success as well. They had key roles on their teams on such an important stage. The future looks promising for our kids." 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Edmontons Mitchell Moroz was ejected 42 seconds into the second period after receiving a major for charging. Tristan Jarry made 20 saves in a losing cause. --- PATS 5 RAIDERS 4 (SO) PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. -- Boston Leier had a goal and an assist along with the shootout winner as Regina slipped past the Raiders. Chandler Stephenson, Patrick DAmico and Dryden Hunt also scored for the Pats (30-22-5). Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist for Prince Albert (26-27-4), Collin Valcourt and Calder Brooks each scored once and Sawyer Lange tacked on three assists. Reginas Daniel Wapple made 33 saves for the win as Cole Cheveldave stopped 35 shots for the Raiders. --- TIGERS 7 BRONCOS 3 SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. -- Curtis Valk scored twice and Cole Sanford had a goal and two assists as Medicine Hat downed the Broncos. Ty Stanton, Miles Koules, Blake Penner and Jocab Doty also scored for the Tigers (35-20-3), who won their third game in a row. Julius Honka, Nathan Burns and Jake DeBrusk scored for Swift Current (28-22-8). Medicine Hats Marek Langhamer made 30 saves for the win. Eetu Laurikainen started in net for the Broncos but was relieved after allowing four goals on 25 shots. Landon Bow stopped 12-of-15 shots in 28 minutes of relief. --- ICE 3 WHEAT KINGS 2 (SO) BRANDON -- Matt Alfaro scored the winner as Kootenay handed the Wheat Kings their fourth straight defeat. Sam Reinhart and Tim Bozon each had a goal and an assist for the Ice (32-22-4). Brett Kitt scored both goals for Brandon (28-22-8). Mackenzie Skapski made 32 saves for Kootenay while Jordan Papirny turned away 33-of-35 shots for the Wheat Kings. --- HITMEN 6 BLADES 5 (OT) CALGARY -- Alex Roach scored twice, including 11 seconds into overtime, as the Hitmen extended their win streak to five games by defeating Saskatoon. Greg Chase had a goal and two assists for Calgary (37-15-6) while Pavel Padakin, Cal Babych and Chase Lang had the others. 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Nicolas Petan and Brendan Leipsic each had a goal and two assists for the Winterhawks (41-12-5), who improved to 16-0-1 in their last 17 games, while Alex Schoenborn chipped in a single goal. Cole Ully scored twice for Kamloops (11-42-5) and Joe Kornelsen and Matt Bellerive had the others. Portlands Corbin Boes made 23 saves for the win as Bolton Pouliot kicked out 42-of-49 shots for the Blazers. --- ROCKETS 4 COUGARS 2 KELOWNA, B.C. -- Rourke Chartier scored the winner at 19:35 of the third, and then added an insurance goal 15 seconds later as the Rockets doubled up Prince George. Nick Merkley and Carter Rigby also scored for Kelowna (46-8-4), which trailed 2-0 midway through the second period before reeling off four unanswered goals. Marc McNulty and Todd Fiddler scored for the Cougars (24-29-7), who are winless in three contests. Jordon Cooke made 26 saves for the Rockets. Adam Beukeboom stopped 38-of-41 shots for Prince George. --- SILVERTIPS 2 GIANTS 1 (OT) EVERETT, Wash. -- Kevin Davis scored his first-career WHL goal 2:32 into overtime as the Silvertips edged Vancouver. Dawson Leedhal also scored for Everett (28-21-8), which has won back-to-back contests. Joel Hamilton scored for the Giants (27-22-10), who are on a four-game slide. Austin Lotz made 26 saves for the Silvertips as Jared Rathjen stopped 29 shots for Vancouver. --- THUNDERBIRDS 4 AMERICANS 3 KENT, Wash. -- Russell Maxwell broke a 3-3 deadlock at 19:34 of the third period as Seattle held off Tri-City. Ethan Bear, Keegan Kolesar and Justin Hickman also scored for the Thunderbirds (36-17-5), who led 3-0 midway through the third, while Shea Theodore tacked on three assists. Beau McCue, Lucas Nickles and Parker Bowles scored late for the Americans (27-25-6). Taran Kozun made 37 saves for Seattle as Tri-Citys Eric Comrie turned aside 21-of-25 shots in defeat. There were 151 minutes in penalties handed out to the two clubs, which included 11 fighting majors and four game misconducts. Seattles Evan Wardley led all skaters with 30 penalty minutes. ' ' '