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Canadiens Goaltending

Canadiens Owe Playoff Berth to Dobes but Not Rich Extension

Ryan Szporer | June 1, 2025

Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes’ role right now with the Habs is clear: He’s the backup goalie. With his role in the mid-to-long-term future mired in uncertainty, the Canadiens need…

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Cayden Primeau’s Future With the Canadiens

William Bourget | May 8, 2025

As the Montreal Canadiens turn the page on another season of growth and transition, one of the lingering questions surrounds the future of goaltender Cayden Primeau. Once considered a decent…

Categories AA, Canadiens Goaltending, Editor's Choice, Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens’ 2024-25 Player Grades: Goaltenders

William Bourget | May 6, 2025

The 2024–25 season began with Samuel Montembeault and Cayden Primeau sharing duties in goal, but inconsistency and shaky performances left the Canadiens searching for stability early on. That all changed…

Categories Canadiens Goaltending, Montreal Canadiens, NHL Goaltending

Canadiens Gain Foothold vs. Capitals as Goaltending Questions Emerge in Series

Ryan Szporer | April 27, 2025

The Washington Capitals maybe smelled blood in the water when Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes replaced Sam Montembeault. Their mistake.

Categories Canadiens Goaltending, Editor's Choice, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens’ Dobes Deserves at Least 10 More Starts in 2024-25

Ryan Szporer | January 25, 2025

The supposed Montreal Canadiens goaltending controversy between Sam Montembeault and Jakub Dobes is one of their own creation.

Categories Canadiens Goaltending

Canadiens’ Unorthodox Approach to Playing Dobes Pays Off… This Time

Ryan Szporer | January 5, 2025

The Montreal Canadiens lost the game they should have won and won the one they should have lost, largely thanks to goalie Jakub Dobes.

Categories Canadiens Goaltending

3 Takeaways From Canadiens’ Remarkable 4-0 Win Over Panthers

Edgar Chaput | December 29, 2024

Christmas was a few days ago, as was Boxing Day, but Montreal Canadiens supporters who showed up at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday (Dec. 28) when the club took on…

Categories Canadiens Goaltending, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens Risk Making Same Mistakes in Net with Dobes

Ryan Szporer | December 28, 2024

Promoting Jakub Dobes is not necessarily the way the Montreal Canadiens should address how they’ve overworked goalie Sam Montembeault.

Categories Canadiens Goaltending, Editor's Choice, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens Call up Goalie Jakub Dobeš from AHL’s Laval Rocket

Edgar Chaput | December 27, 2024

As the Montreal Canadiens prepare for the rest of their six-game road trip, they’ve called up goaltender Jakub Dobeš from the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Laval Rocket. He will travel…

Categories Canadiens Goaltending, Canadiens Prospects, Canadiens Transactions, Laval Rocket, Montreal Canadiens, NHL News

Canadiens Should Play Struggling Primeau More

Ryan Szporer | December 14, 2024

The Montreal Canadiens should use or lose the backup goalie they’ve got in the admittedly struggling Cayden Primeau.

Categories Canadiens Goaltending

Canadiens Must Not Give Montembeault the Carey Price Treatment

Ryan Szporer | October 14, 2024

One brief glimpse at Montreal Canadiens goalie Sam Montembeault’s stat line two games into his 2024-25 season will reveal how good he’s been.

Categories Canadiens Goaltending, Editor's Choice, Montreal Canadiens

Canadiens’ Hopes Depend on a Better Cayden Primeau

Edgar Chaput | October 12, 2024

If the Montreal Canadiens end up making anything of their 2024-25 campaign, backup goalie Cayden Primeau may play a much larger role than anyone would have foreseen just 12 months…

Categories Canadiens Goaltending, Montreal Canadiens
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