Michael McNiven will have at least one more chance to prove his worth as a pro goalie in the Montreal Canadiens system after accepting his one-year qualifying offer from the team, even if the path for more playing time hasn’t been made any clearer with the large number of goalies in the pipeline.
Surely he’s hoping he won’t have to bounce around as many teams as he did throughout the 2019-20 season.
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He played only three games for the Rocket last season, but despite the limited sample size, the goaltender won all three.