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2025 Series: Cayden Primeau is .865

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated May 15, 2025 4:14 PM ET

The Laval Rocket have two good goalies on hand right now: Cayden Primeau and Jacob Fowler.

Pascal Vincent said he was going to use both goalies on the heels of the series against the Rochester Americans. And yesterday, the veteran Primeau got the start.

The result? A 5-4 win. The Rocket wasn’t perfect in front of Primeau, who would no doubt like to see the Amerks’ fourth goal again.

Isak Rosen brings us back to square one with a shot from the slot that Cayden Primeau would have liked to see again. That brings the score to 4-4 midway through the third. Immediately afterwards, Vsevolod Komarov stole a goal from Oliver Kapanen on a desperate dive. What a game!

– Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) May 15, 2025

Primeau did well for the most part in the game, but he still gave away four goals over the course of the game. And in the game he played against Cleveland, he gave up three.

He has a 1-1 record.

It’s understandable that putting the veteran in front of the Rocket net was important to Pascal Vincent, but the fact remains that Primeau’s numbers don’t measure up to Fowler’s. Is the sample small?

Is the sample small? Certainly. But still.

Cayden Primeau: 1-1 record, 3.62 average and .865 efficiency rate
Jacob Fowler: 3-0 record, 1.00 average and .953 save percentage

Primeau has an .865 save percentage in the AHL playoff.
I get being loyal to him after an impressive regular season run, but the Rocket need to ride Fowler until he stumbles.

– Grant McCagg (@grantmccagg) May 15, 2025

I’m not saying Primeau is rotten. But it’s clear that if Fowler were to play tomorrow’s game and do well, he’d put himself in an excellent position to become the club’s most trusted goalie.

And that’s regardless of what Primeau has done in the past.

Because Fowler represents the future of the Canadiens, you’d think Kent Hughes wouldn’t be disappointed to see the young prospect get some serious playing time down the stretch.

And hats off to Primeau, who understands the situation and puts the team first. What a team player.

Loved Cayden Primeau’s response to @anthonymarcotte regarding this planned goaltending rotation at @RocketLaval.

“It’s definitely not the time to be selfish. […] The idea is just to be ready when it’s my turn.”

The good of the team comes first.

– Vincent Demuy (@VDemuy) May 15, 2025

That’s another thing about learning from Jake Allen: Primeau understands how to be a teammate who puts the team’s needs ahead of his own in important moments.

It remains to be seen who will play tomorrow. I expect it to be Fowler… but if the Rocket play like they’re capable of, they can also win if Primeau is in front of the net.

The Rocket managed to win the first game in Rochester without playing a perfect game. We still managed to break Devon Levi by 5 goals. This team brings so much offense on 4 threes that it becomes impossible to contain over 60 minutes. It’s scary!

– Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) May 15, 2025

overtime

– Wow.

Canadiens prospect Vinzenz Rohrer isn’t proud of his haircut in the 2022 draft @PFrioletRDS pic.twitter.com/t4rYP9M1s6

– Le 5 à 7 (@5a7RDS) May 14, 2025

– Read more.

Why Roger McQueen is the 2025 NHL Draft’s most fascinating top prospecthttps://t.co/mv3sHKuWVP

– Corey Pronman (@coreypronman) May 15, 2025

– Things are hopping in Toronto.

The ESPN NHL crew on the Maple Leafs…

Chris Pronger: “The lack of emotion I see… I would be pissed off.”

Mark Messier: “This what was the worst performance we’ve seen in a long time…”

P.K. Subban: “Embarrassing… If they lose this series, there has to be a change…” pic.twitter.com/sSDo5wSAcj

– Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 15, 2025

– That’s a good one.