The former third-round pick went 4-3-2 in eleven games last season, starting ten of them, and being pulled only once. He finished with a 3.05 goals against average and a save percentage of .894 with zero shutouts in 592 total minutes.
After rattling off a tremendous start in net – going 4-0-1 through his first five starts – he seemed to give the Panthers some hopes going forward between the pipes.
Both James Reimer and Roberto Luongo never won four straight games this season, and Montembeault was rested just twice within these first 5 starts.