The Montreal Canadiens are preparing this morning for their first home game back at the Bell Centre in front of their fans, after winning four straight road games in the regular season without their captain, Nick Suzuki.
Last week, we were the first to report that Nick Suzuki had started skating again. He did so on his own in Brossard, a few days after taking a shot to the hand.
It was a quiet night in the NHL last night. Only three games were on the schedule. Here are the results and highlights: The Rangers recently signed James Reimer.
The Montreal Canadiens thought their goaltending situation would be different from last season. For stretches of last season, the Canadiens carried three goalies on the roster, something the organization did not plan to do this season.
How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?
An away game isn't something every player will have the chance to play in during their career. Nick Suzuki, Ivan Demidov, and Samuel Montembeault were surely dreaming of this moment, but unfortunately, they're injured.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
The Jets traded Connor Hellebuyck to the New Jersey Devils. What do you think of the return the Jets received in the trade? Some will say it's not much, while others will think the Jets did well in the end… Which side do you lean toward? Personally, I like what Kevin Cheveldayoff was able to accomplish.
The New York Rangers are in a strange situation. The team, which has to make do WITHOUT Igor Shesterkin, keeps winning. With a 7-2-1 record in their last ten games, the New York team is surprising just about everyone… and one has to wonder what the plan is within the club's front office.
It's only natural to link Samuel Montembeault to the Rangers. I know, I know: Monty is currently injured. But it's highly likely that the Canadiens will try to trade him once he's healthy again—even if that would leave only two young goalies to guard the net in Montreal.
Sometimes, a team has to make a difficult decision before it becomes obvious. The Montreal Canadiens might be getting close to that point with goaltender Sam Montembeault.
Don't call it a goaltending controversy. The Canadiens are currently counting on Jacob Fowler, who is playing well and inspiring his teammates. They're also counting on Jakub Dobes, who needs to find his footing again.
The Rangers need help in goal. We all know that. Joonas Korpisalo is going to miss a good month of action, and the team's No. 1 goaltender (Igor Shesterkin), as you probably know, won't be returning to action this season.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Montreal Canadiens have always had a goaltending controversy on their team, except during Carey Price's tenure. Whether it was José Théodore frustrated
The Rangers desperately need at least one more veteran netminder in the bullpen.
The Rangers are in Washington tonight, and it's not necessarily the spectacular plays that are grabbing the spotlight in this game. Yes, Alexis Lafrenière has continued his strong start to the season, but Igor Shesterkin went down with an injury.
Earlier today, head coach Martin St. Louis (via Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports) announced that netminder Sam Montembeault would miss the next 10 to 14 days with a lower-body injury.
The Montreal Canadiens will have to go without backup goalie Samuel Montembeault for about two weeks after the veteran suffered a lower-body injury during a team practice earlier this week.
The Montreal Canadiens are going to face the Nashville Predators tonight. During practice yesterday Canadiens goalie Sam Montembeault suffered a lower-body injury.
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault was injured Wednesday at practice. The severity of the injury is unknown, but the organization has announced it has recalled Jacob Fowler from the Laval Rocket.
The Montreal Canadiens may have been dealt another early-season blow Wednesday, as goaltender Samuel Montembeault appeared to suffer an injury during practice.
An apparent lower-body injury forced Montreal Canadiens goalie Samuel Montembeault to leave practice early and not return on Wednesday morning. Montembeault went down attempting to make a save early in his team’s practice session in Brossard and struggled to get up.
A concerning sight for the Montreal Canadiens, which could lead to a change in personnel between the pipes. During the team’s practice on Wednesday, goaltender Samuel Montembeault appeared to have hurt his right leg while participating in a drill.
You can practically see the gears spinning in the heads of the Montreal Canadiens. They must be thinking how, following the team’s overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins this weekend, in which starter Jakub Dobes got pumped for six goals, they should give backup Sam Montembeault a shot the next time out.
Remember all the chatter about Samuel Montembeault being done in Montreal? Losing the starting job, then losing the backup job too, basically getting written off as a guy the Canadiens would just try to quietly move before the season even started?
Here’s a name worth keeping an eye on as the goalie market shakes loose: Sam Montembeault. The Canadiens are carrying three legit goalies right now, and that’s just not sustainable long-term, even if it’s cheap enough to get away with for a while.
The Montreal Canadiens’ goaltending got a little bit more interesting this week. Now that Connor Hellebuyck‘s trade request is public, and with the Edmonton Oilers releasing a statement that Frederik Andersen is sidelined after an offseason training injury, there might be interest in Sam Montembeault of the Montreal Canadiens.
The Oilers tried to make changes to solidify the goaltending position last season, but they didn’t work.
The Canadiens' explanation raised eyebrows among some observers.
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