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Wow. Big news.
Samuel Montembeault is off to Laval. The Canadiens have sent him to the AHL for conditioning purposes because the goalie hasn't gotten a start since December 2.
Monty could have said no. But he did. But he said yes, anyway.
The Canadiens have assigned goaltender Samuel Montembeault to the Laval Rocket for conditioning purposes.
The Canadiens have assigned goaltender Samuel Montembeault to the Laval Rocket on a conditioning assignment. pic.twitter.com/FnhMAAIOrm
– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) December 16, 2025
In all this, it's worth mentioning something rather important.
Monty didn't have to go through waivers because he was sent to the AHL for conditioning purposes. The Canadiens didn't have to put him on waivers in that context.
The goalie had to give his approval for the Habs to go that route, that being said.
More details to come…
