Confirmed with Link: Jacob Fowler sign with Habs and a AHL with Laval!!

[Kimota]

 

[Adam Michaels]

Means he can’t play for Montreal this year.

Correct. And that is the right decision.

 

[Sterling Archer]

Correct. And that is the right decision.

Agreed. Not sure how much of the net he’ll even see in Laval. Both goalies and the team are rolling.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Great news! I'm always a little worried these US kids will bolt for FA but the Habs have done well with them.

Yea, Habs are a good organization that treats their prospects well. I remember when Evans went back for a 4th year of college, everyone was panicking because they felt he would bolt. The Habs were a bad team and everyone thought he would opt to sign elsewhere. He ended up signing with Habs, and he said he was always going to sign with MTL because they 1) took a chance on him by drafting him and 2) they were in constant communication with him. So he felt like he mattered even if he was their final pick of that draft.

 

[Paradoxe]

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YEEEEEAAAAAHHHH

 

[salbutera]

1 more to go… hopefully SKA lose tomorrow afternoon & Roman finds it in his heart to release the Demigod

 

[Quatre Vingt Treize]

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Made my day

 

[General Fanager]

Means he can’t play for Montreal this year.

It also means he doesn't burn 1 year of his 3 year ELC

 

[salbutera]

Great news! I'm always a little worried these US kids will bolt for FA but the Habs have done well with them.

I love this kids swagger and he can back it up with his play. I hope he doesn't just sit around, and if he looks like the best of Laval's G they play him.

Why wouldn’t they - one or more of Gorton, Hughes & MSL have known these kids for years

 

[Habs13]

Primeau about to lose another job

 

[Chili]

It also means he doesn't burn 1 year of his 3 year ELC

Believe that's wise on his and the agent's part. If he hasn't established himself in the NHL in two years, he wouldn't be in a great bargaining position on his next deal. With Monty and Dobes ahead of him could be a while before he is a full time NHLer.

 

[Ezpz]

Believe that's wise on his and the agent's part. If he hasn't established himself in the NHL in two years, he wouldn't be in a great bargaining position on his next deal. With Monty and Dobes ahead of him could be a while before he is a full time NHLer.

Levi was way more hyped than Fowler is and still hasn't cracked the league. Definitely not smart to burn the first year as a goalie.

 

[Michelangelo]

Agreed. Not sure how much of the net he’ll even see in Laval. Both goalies and the team are rolling.

They moved Halak to make room for Price in Hamilton so I don't see why they wouldn't here

 

[Shutdown]

Prized goalie prospects require patience. Askarov, Cossa, Wallstedt still haven't made the jump. Knight is in the NHL but he hasn't developed into the star goalie he was projected to become yet. Drafted almost 6 years ago.

i bet he takes over the starting job in the NHL mid-way through the 2026-2027 season

They moved Halak to make room for Price in Hamilton so I don't see why they wouldn't here

Primeau would have to be invited to the WHC for this situation to unfold

 

[Tyson]

They moved Halak to make room for Price in Hamilton so I don't see why they wouldn't here

Fowler will get a few AHL starts before the playoffs to see how he does against AHL shooters, that will determine his playing time in the playoffs. Laval fans and players want to win, they deserve the best team to be iced.

 

[Michelangelo]

Fowler will get a few AHL starts before the playoffs to see how he does against AHL shooters, that will determine his playing time in the playoffs. Laval fans and players want to win, they deserve the best team to be iced.

The AHL is a development league. The Laval fans and the players are not the ones calling the shots here

 

[ahmedou]

Welcome to the Habs Family, Jacob Fowler!

Everyday is great news!

 

[Walksss]

The AHL is a development league. The Laval fans and the players are not the ones calling the shots here

He'll get a couple starts to see how he plays at the AHL level, he's not getting installed as the starter just because.

It has nothing to do with the fans or players it's just common sense.

 

[Treb]

Primeau about to lose another job

Fowler would need to be lights out in his few games.

 

[The Last Red]

Fowler would need to be lights out in his few games.

I expect him to be.

 

[Tyson]

The AHL is a development league. The Laval fans and the players are not the ones calling the shots here

Fair point but unless Fowler is lights out I don't expect him to replace Primeau. He will get games but Hughes knows that a deep playoff run benefits more than just Fowler, it benefits all the prospects.

 

[rahad]

Fair point but unless Fowler is lights out I don't expect him to replace Primeau. He will get games but Hughes knows that a deep playoff run benefits more than just Fowler, it benefits all the prospects.

Primeau won 19 games out of 22. Fowler will get some game. But Primeau will play in the playoff.

 

[Treb]

I expect him to be.

That would be cool, but both Primeau and Dobes were elite NCAA goalies.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Then I'm confused at why it's called an ATO vs a PTO, but whatever...

ATO is Amateur Try Out. PTO is Professional Try Out.

 

[The Last Red]

That would be cool, but both Primeau and Dobes were elite NCAA goalies.

Not like Fowler, who was also elite in the USHL, like the best goalie there.