Player Discussion Sam "Dikembe" Montembeault
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WatchfulElm
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Arrived in the middle of a s**tstorm. Had pretty subpar performances at first. But despite all the adversity, despite awful defense in front of him, he's now holding his own and giving the team a chance to win every night.
He deserves credit. He might be an NHL player after all.
He deserves credit. He might be an NHL player after all.
He has excelled in the last few games.
Starting to believe he can become a key player. Good for him
I see some positive comments about him recently what's up? He's good now? If so...good for him it's not easy being a goaltender especially in front of such a horrible team.
MasterD
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Not Price level, not even sure he's Allen level, but he's playing much better that's for sure!
Must be hard for some of those 2nd and 3rd goalies to sit all the time, he may just have needed to play more regularly... Interesting to see how he does from now to the end of the season.
Must be hard for some of those 2nd and 3rd goalies to sit all the time, he may just have needed to play more regularly... Interesting to see how he does from now to the end of the season.
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Gravity
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He's been battling and keeping a horrible team in games. Hard not to like the guy.
Consistency is key in order for a goaltender to gain the "starter" status. So we can't be the judge of that just yet.
If Monty could somehow get (much) better at rebound control while somehow staying consistent (this is circular logic, as rebound control might bring him consistency), he could definitely become a NHL starter in my opinion.
He is big in net, plays the angles real well. A prototypical "modern" goaltender.
But his best quality is his compete level. That bum just doesn't quit. You can't teach that.
I think it would be worth it to put some effort into grooming him, who know, it might pay off.
If Monty could somehow get (much) better at rebound control while somehow staying consistent (this is circular logic, as rebound control might bring him consistency), he could definitely become a NHL starter in my opinion.
He is big in net, plays the angles real well. A prototypical "modern" goaltender.
But his best quality is his compete level. That bum just doesn't quit. You can't teach that.
I think it would be worth it to put some effort into grooming him, who know, it might pay off.
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FWIW, the Undertaker is a 3rd round pick from 2015, not a 7th rounder like Primeau was in 2017.
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The way he’s being left to fend for himself by his cowardly teammates led by the likes of Jeff Poultry, his moniker would be more appropriate if it were Rodeo Clown or Rented Mule.
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He’s still RFA, so chances is they will make him a qualifying offer to retain his rights.
From there, the goal is probably to have Primeau play full time in the AHL. McNiven will probably be gone after his comments earlier this year.
There is no need to bring Dichow, Dobes or Vrbetic, let them play games in their respective leagues to gain confidence and consistency.
Price and Allen should be back (unless Allen is traded), so Montembeault probably ends as back up in the AHL or on the taxi squad (if there is one, if not he might get claimed somewhere).
I like the fact that he’s a fighter, but he isn’t an NHL goalie. His stats since he made the jump are not good.
He’s just a stop gap, and even if Allen or Price are gone, which will likely happen, you can find better back up on the free agency.
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I think if Price comes back next year Allen should be traded and Montembault should second Price.
Leon Lucius Black
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If we trade Petry to Dallas, maybe we could take back Khubodin's contract to increase our return as he's $2.2M of dead cap for them right now.
I think Allen would be a perfect fit in Pittsburgh, Jarry is their #1 but struggled in the playoffs last year so Allen could be a solid option to back him up given Pittsburgh is in a win now mode.
End the year with Khudobin/Montembeault in net with Primeau in Laval, then next year have Khudobin or Montembeault backup Primeau in Laval assuming Price is back.
I think Allen would be a perfect fit in Pittsburgh, Jarry is their #1 but struggled in the playoffs last year so Allen could be a solid option to back him up given Pittsburgh is in a win now mode.
End the year with Khudobin/Montembeault in net with Primeau in Laval, then next year have Khudobin or Montembeault backup Primeau in Laval assuming Price is back.
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LeHab
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Employee of the Month for Habs.
La coupe Molson à Samuel Montembeault
GP: 9
Record: 1-3-2
GAA: 4,43
Nothing against Samuel but
La coupe Molson à Samuel Montembeault
GP: 9
Record: 1-3-2
GAA: 4,43
Nothing against Samuel but
MXD
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One of these is definitely not like the others, and it's not the European.
Gaylord Q Tinkledink
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Well, he's worse than Huet who was pretty good for us, but it's always cool to hate on players.
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Employee of the Month for Habs.
La coupe Molson à Samuel Montembeault
GP: 9
Record: 1-3-2
GAA: 4,43
Nothing against Samuel but
This is one year where they should have canned the Molson Cup altogether.
Although, it’s always been a cringe trophy.
