Logically, Samuel Montembeault should play tomorrow

Charles-Alexis Brisebois
Logically, Samuel Montembeault should play tomorrow
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Yesterday, the Canadiens lost in overtime. It's not the end of the world… although clearly the club has some things to work on after a less than inspiring defensive performance.

Is it Jakub Dobes' fault that the Canadiens lost? No.

More often than not, he kept his club in the game. But sometimes there wasn't much he could do—including on the Wild's first shot of the game.

Dobes has two of the six goals in such circumstances, for those who are wondering.

Recently, after his games, Dobes left the Canadiens with no choice but to conclude that the formula couldn't change in front of the net for the next game.

But yesterday, it was a different story.

Once again, we're not saying this just because the club lost. We also have to consider the fact that Dobes scored four in a row, which is not the norm for this team. 

But above all, at some point, Samuel Montembeault will have to be given a chance to play. And if it's not tomorrow, it will be at the end of February.

Dobes may be playing like a #1 right now, but in the modern NHL, you can't let a goalie like Monty sit out for too long.

Against the Winnipeg Jets, who are anything but a powerhouse, Montembeault will have to put into practice (if he plays) what Marco Marciano has been working on with him over the past few days.

The timing is right to do so, in my opinion.

Putting the Québécois in front of the net could also naturally force the guys to tighten up their defense tomorrow night. After all, yesterday wasn't pretty.

We'll see what's decided. But the habs need to see how much of an impact Éric Raymond's departure will have on #35… and they shouldn't wait until the end of February to do so.


Overtime

– Notice to those concerned.

– Wow.

– To be continued.

– Time is running out.

– We knew time was against the habs, and now it's official.

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