“He’s having a great camp”: Martin St-Louis sings Samuel Montembeault’s praises

Marc-Olivier Cook
“He’s having a great camp”: Martin St-Louis sings Samuel Montembeault’s praises
Credit: NHL.com

What will the Canadiens do with their goalies between now and next week?

Good question.

We know the team doesn't want to start the season with three goalies. But who between Samuel Montembeault and Jacob Fowler will get the ax? That, too, is (another) good question…

Fowler is having a solid camp, but so is Monty… who seems to have found his groove again.

And it's no coincidence that we saw Martin St-Louis sing the Quebec native's praises after today's practice. The Canadiens' coach has been praising Montembeault's work since the start of camp… and you have to wonder what that means (especially for Jacob Fowler):

Sam hasn't forgotten how to play. He's a very good goaltender and he's having an excellent training camp so far. – Martin St-Louis

Hmmmm… 

You have to look at both sides of the coin. It's possible that…

1. Martin St-Louis is genuinely pleased with what he's seen from Monty, which explains why he made a point of praising him.

2. Martin St-Louis is aware that the Canadiens are still trying to trade their goalie, and he made a point of praising him in front of the media to send a message to other National Hockey League teams.

Both possibilities are on the table…

All in all, we'll have the answers to our questions fairly soon, since the Canadiens' season starts in less than a week. Next Tuesday, the Montreal team will be in Toronto for its season opener… and it'll be interesting to see who Jakub Dobes's assistant will be, too.

Stay tuned…


In a Nutshell

– Nice.

– Sad news.

– Interesting.

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