“Jacob Fowler has Carey Price in the way he plays and the way he is.”

Charles-Alexis Brisebois
“Jacob Fowler has Carey Price in the way he plays and the way he is.”
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Let's talk about the Canadiens' net situation. Barring injury or major change, the plan seems clear: Samuel Montembeault and Jakub Dobes will play in the NHL, while Jacob Fowler and Kaapo Kahkonen will be in Laval. Kahkonen knew what to expect when he signed in town, and Renaud Lavoie talked about it on BPM Sports this morning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CiQvFzdeiE We're aware that his role will be to support Fowler in Laval. He'll have to be the one to help the organization's jewel reach his full potential, and for the club, that's a good thing: it takes a veteran to help a youngster blossom. So even if Fowler looks good in Montreal, the situation isn't the same as Carey Price's in 2007: Fowler doesn't really have a chance of making the NHL at 20. As Stéphane Waite said on the Sortie de zone podcast, the kid might have a perfect practice camp, but he belongs in Laval this season. He's got to go eat minutes down there.

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Stéphane Waite, who has his own ideas about how to develop a goaltender, even dares to compare Carey Price to Jacob Fowler. He says he did it last year… and clearly, he hasn't changed his mind. He compares Fowler to Price in the way they play and the way they are.

Jacob Fowler tonight on his calm demeanour in net:

“It's something that I've had my whole life. I grew up just loving the game so much, just trying to be a hockey dork. It's just part of who I am. I love to come to the rink every day. It's not a job for me.”[image or embed]– /r/Habs (@habsonreddit.bsky.social) September 23, 2025 at 00:01

He's fluid, he's natural, he's instictive, he plays the puck well, he's calm, he's well positioned, he's in control.

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Stéphane Waite on Jacob Fowler

The challenge for him will be to do this in Laval, where the rigors of the schedule present different challenges from what he's experienced with his American colleagues over the past two years or at the recent rookie camp. But let's just say that his development will interest many people because the potential is there. And according to Waite, who's not worried, he's the one who's going to take the Habs far in the playoffs. spacer title='Overtime']- Wow.

– Enjoy.

– Interesting.

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