'Samuel Montembeault is successful when he has fun'

“(Samuel Montembeault) is successful when he has fun” – Félix Séguin

According to Séguin, Montembeault is the kind of player who needs to smile to be successful. He needs to be happy.

A guy like Sidney Crosby is more the type to be serious and focused to be good. For Montembeault, it’s a different story.

With a goals-against average of 3.52 and an efficiency rate of .861, there’s nothing to smile about for the Québécois, but we’ve got to find a way to make him smile again.

What doesn’t help are the fan comments on social networks. The players are mostly on Instagram and Facebook. They see the negative comments about them and it doesn’t put a smile on anyone’s face.

That’s why Montembeault has decided to withdraw from social networks.

Putting a smile on your face before winning games is easier said than done. It’s rare to see a smiling Monty these days.

I think the last time I saw him smile was in his commercials with Mike at Rona.

The Montembeault situation has become so intense that it’s even worrying Michel Bergeron. During an appearance on TVA Sports on Wednesday, Bergeron explained that the goaltending situation was scaring him.

For the time being, the situation remains unclear, but giving Montembeault easy games could be just the thing to put a smile on his face and help him get back on track.

Overtime

– Speaking of Montembeault.

– Oops.

– We’ll have to keep an eye on Dougie Hamilton’s name.