Good lesson for his ego I guess. If he can help Laval good.
He's 25 already, hasn't done much to prove himself at the NHL level. I don't see how Primeau can surpass Hughes.
Cayden Primeau on waivers (Cleared)
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Hope they play him a lot. It's clearly a question of confidence.
If Dobes stays in Montreal Primeau will be the starter in Laval.
He should have played more in his developmental years.
But he's 25. At the end of the day, he has to figure out how put himself in positions to stop pucks and also have the reflexes...
At least we can send Dobes down and call Primeau back up to eat hot dogs when we have a schedule that won't allow Dobes to see enough action.
One thing we shouldn't forget about Primeau is Charlie Lindgren. For years, he was an AHL goalie who would get cups of coffee in the NHL. It's been two and a half years and he's now a full time NHL goalie.
Montembeault is another example. He was also splitting his time between AHL and NHL before being claimed off waivers. And look at him now. He really started coming into his own last year at the age of 27.
Obviously the Habs won't sit around waiting for Primeau to get to Lindgren's age before securing a full time NHL gig. But it's bout remembering that goaltending is the toughest position to develop. He's 25 years old now.
Montembeault is another example. He was also splitting his time between AHL and NHL before being claimed off waivers. And look at him now. He really started coming into his own last year at the age of 27.
Obviously the Habs won't sit around waiting for Primeau to get to Lindgren's age before securing a full time NHL gig. But it's bout remembering that goaltending is the toughest position to develop. He's 25 years old now.
I'm not sure why you think we need to remember this...
Are you suggesting Primeau should be retained until he's 30 because he might become a decant NHL goaltender at age 30?
Lindgren took a step in his late 20's, after he he had left the Canadiens organization to sign in St. Louis. The Washington pro scouting team definitely saw potential in him to be NHL ready and they made a shrewd move and lock in a solid net minder of a three-year deal.
But I don't see the cautionary tale here, and I don't think the Canadiens letting him leave the organization was the wrong move at the time. I was largely indifferent, if he had been retained, I wouldn't have objected but I also wasn't concerned when he left.
Primeau clearly outplayed Lindgren in Laval, and McNiven was better than him before that. He never was able to take over the Laval net and run with it because other guys were better.
If you read the rest of my post instead of quoting just a part of it, you'd realize I said Habs won't sit around waiting for Primeau to figure it out by age 30.
I know his path.
It's not a cautionary tale. You clearly misread the intention of the post.
Again, I know how things went.
Not really. It's not binary. It might be easy or not difficult but it's still easier to let him go if you have a clear replacement for the AHL next season
I don't know man.... His rebound control has never been NHL caliber but ya, there's part of it that is confidence related, I just don't think he's an NHL caliber G at this point. Maybe he's a late bloomer, we'll see.
Not just rebound control, he plays from his knees too much and hasn't shown much mental fortitude either. I hope he finds his game but I'm not betting on him having much of an NHL career and even less likely with the Habs
For Primeau's sake, I hope he gets his game back and plays well enough to earn an opportunity in the AHL/NHL next year.
He was yo-yo'd up and down for years, put into a 3 goalie rotation and when he had no confidence they made him stick around and only play in blowouts with no chance of regaining his confidence.
Despite all this, he never complained and seemed like a good team guy through all this.
He was yo-yo'd up and down for years, put into a 3 goalie rotation and when he had no confidence they made him stick around and only play in blowouts with no chance of regaining his confidence.
Despite all this, he never complained and seemed like a good team guy through all this.
Solid person from all accounts. I think he can be a NHL back up but not in a pressure packed city like Montreal.
What was the intention of the post?
Was it not clear that was what I was asking? Why should we "remember" Charlie Lindgren?
Not sure what you're talking about here, it's the most important part of being a G in the NHL IMO. Can't be giving up 2nd chances in the paint.
True and there are a lot of goaltenders in the NHL that can't control rebounds It is not uncommon but that is not Primeau's only weakness,. I am saying he could be an NHL goaltender if that was his only weakness,
Most shots go off goaltenders and the defense has to clear the puck.
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