Gaud
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Primeau presents a challenging assessment. He appeared sufficiently solid this year, yet I harbored several doubts the previous year. I believed Montreal should retain him, which led to the three-goalie situation we encountered, but I was far from convinced.Kovacevic lost his spot to one of Mailloux, Huston or Reinbacher. I'm pretty sure all 3 are NHL ready but one or two will go back down because there is simply no room right now. My personal bet is Hutson and Reinbacher start the year in Montreal and Harris is traded for a mid to late pick while Struble gets the #7 role.
I agree that Montreal pass the .500 mark. I see them in the 85-90 points mark. This will be an eye-opener for many people on how good Montreal will be.
Primeau was #7 or #8 this year in 5 on 5 SV% as a 24 years old. Goalies really take off at 26-27 and he's already showing at 24 that he can be a good goalie in the NHL
The inconsistency often associated with young goaltenders is one thing, but what concerns me is his demeanor. He emerged from a poor performance and admitted to the media that the opposing team got into his head after three goals were scored on his glove side. I see two issues with these remarks: firstly, there are professionals whose job is to identify weaknesses in goaltending—dont just tell them! You just basically told them that either your glove hand is bad or that repeated goals in the same place will throw you off your game.
Secondly, if my goalie doesn't seem calm and composed, then I am more likely to be safer on D than to take chances. A team plays differently when they doubt goaltending. I seriously question if this type of statement is a lack of judgement/experience or if the IQ is just not there.