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'Not convinced that the Canadiens will keep Cayden Primeau'

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated Mar 5, 2025 3:40 PM ET

Next year, Samuel Montembeault will be the Canadiens’ #1 goalie – unless news shakes the foundations of the Temple.

We also know that Jakub Dobes will be there, but in a role to be defined. If I had to bet, I’d say he’ll be the Canadiens’ #2 goalie. But that can change pretty quickly.

And Jacob Fowler? Logically, he’ll make the jump to the pros and logically, it will be with the Rocket. He needs to play and get ice time: Montreal is not the place for that.

Already, that makes three spots for the four regular goalies in Montreal and Laval. And we haven’t even talked about Cayden Primeau.

Primeau has confirmed to us, for the 2024-2025 season, that he is a “AAAA player”: too good for the minors, but not good enough to establish himself in the big league. He finds himself in a weird position.

And with Fowler pushing, it could force the Canadiens to make some decisions.

According to what Mathias Brunet thinks, we will indeed see a Montembeault/Dobes tandem in Montreal and Fowler in Laval, which would not leave enough room to keep Primeau.

Tonight at Place Bell: Primetime
Tonight at Place Bell: Cayden Primeau pic.twitter.com/p6sDcEL1kP

— Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) March 5, 2025

It’s worth noting that Primeau will be eligible for arbitration next year.

La Presse journalist, who answered questions from people live, has the same reading of the situation as me: Fowler will have a veteran from the AHL to support him in 2025-2026 with the Rocket.

Not convinced they’ll keep him. – Mathias Brunet on Cayden Primeau

Of course, the plan still has time to change – especially if Dobes doesn’t break anything in the end of the season in Montreal – several times again. But it’s logical to think that Fowler will go to Laval.

Primeau has been doing what he needs to do for the past two months to help himself this summer, but he’s still swimming in uncertainty.

Rapid Fire

– To note.

The Canadiens’ management didn’t follow the team to Western Canada.

The war room on Friday will be in Brossard.

— Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) March 5, 2025

– Sheldon Keefe relieved of $25,000.

#NJDevils coach Sheldon Keefe has been fined $25,000 for snapping on the refs on Sunday.

— David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) March 5, 2025

– Probably, yes.

« I think Evans knew that either he signed or he left! » – @PierreVLeBrun
New episode of Radar here https://t.co/iEXvtQRjUu #ch #Habs #evans #Radar @Anthodezo pic.twitter.com/5GvK9ssseZ

— commissionathletique (@Commissionathl) March 5, 2025

– Indeed.

A clear message from Don Waddell. I assume it’s exactly the same for Kent Hughes and the Canadiens. https://t.co/eeDOmnpos3

— Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) March 5, 2025

– News from CF Montreal.

#CFMTL at Marie-Victorin on Wednesday, the sequel:

Offensive exercise 11 vs. 11 with opposition, then an intra-team game to finish.

The first XI used by Laurent Courtois:

Owusu
Duke – Opoku
Pearce – Loturi – Saliba – Guboglo
Petrasso – Waterman – Craig
Sirois

The second:…

— Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) March 5, 2025

#CFMTL at Marie-Victorin on Wednesday morning:

– Clark, Piette, Campbell, Synchuk, Neal, and Vrioni are all out of the group. That’s over $4 million in salary and the (likely) biggest transfer of the team that’s not training regularly 3 days before the next… pic.twitter.com/99erIJFgW8

— Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) March 5, 2025

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