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Martin St-Louis Confirms Who Will Be His Number-One Goalie for the Remainder of the Season
Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St-Louis didn't have good news today for fans of Jakub Dobes.
During his press conference in the last few minutes, he outright confirmed that Samuel Montembeault is the team's number-one goaltender and will take on the majority of the workload... Wow!
This is major, honestly.
In short, and as we've seen since he became head coach of the Canadiens, Martin St-Louis confirmed that he doesn't really believe in the concept of true goaltending rotation.
He believes instead that one goalie should be the trusted man, the one to shoulder "the bulk of the workload."
Yes, that changes everything!
Martin St-Louis wants one true starting goaltender - and he believes that goalie is Samuel Montembeault
For the rest of the season, expect to see one goalie play much more than the other, and Martin St-Louis believes that goalie is Samuel Montembeault... Wow!
That's why Monty is starting tonight, and if he wins, he could very well be back in net again on Thursday night in New Jersey.
"I believe you need to have a goaltender capable of taking on the bulk of the workload, and I think that goaltender is Montembeault. We're currently working in that direction."
- Martin St-Louis via Anthony Martineau
- Martin St-Louis via Anthony Martineau
So expect Samuel Montembeault to get plenty of starts this season!
You can watch Martin St-Louis' full press conference here:
In the end, everyone is hoping for the same thing: that Samuel Montembeault gets back to being the goalie he was for the Canadiens last season!
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NOVEMBRE 4 | 881 ANSWERS Martin St-Louis Confirms Who Will Be His Number-One Goalie for the Remainder of the Season And if it were your decision, what would you do with the Canadiens' goalies this season? | ||
| Dobes as the number one | 343 | 38.9 % |
| Montembeault as the number one | 53 | 6 % |
| Whoever is in form | 366 | 41.5 % |
| 50/50 | 119 | 13.5 % |
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