Samuel Montembeault wanted to play yesterday

“Of course, when you have a not-so-good game, it’s always fun to play a quick one afterwards to move on quickly. (…) It’s important to put it behind you quickly. If you drag it out too long, you’ll come into a game and you’ll be thinking too much” – Samuel Montembeault

You have to understand the competitor in Montembeault; he wants to bounce back quickly. Monty doesn’t live under a rock, he’s aware of what people think of his and Dobes’ work. He sees the Czech goalkeeper enjoying success while he fails to maintain an average above 0.900 since the start of the season. Martin St-Louis is having a debate at the moment: whether to ride the wave and put his best goalkeeper in front of the net or restore Montembeault’s confidence. There’s no right answer, but I think people are being far too hard on Monty. As recently as last April, he was extremely solid against the Caps, while Dobes looked a bit crooked when he came on in relief. As my colleague Max Truman said, the Québécois goaltender has been dragging his double groin tear around for part of the summer. He looks like a guy who’s behind the times at the moment. He needs to play to get back into good shape, and I’d like to see St-Louis allow him to do just that. For me, he’s still the team’s number 1 goalie. An NHL season is a marathon, not a sprint. For now, Dobes has the upper hand, but we’ll see what happens next. spacer title=’Overtime’] – Excellent start.

– A whole career with the Bruins.

– That was pretty spectacular yesterday.

– A player to watch.