When the 2019-20 season started, there was guarded optimism surrounding Cayden Primeau’s first professional season. By the end of the season, Primeau forced Laval Rocket head coach Joël Bouchard’s hand and earned the starting job in lieu of the goaltender rotation that reigned through most of the season.
That isn’t to say that Primeau’s season was flawless. There were bumps in the road as well as some highs that most didn’t think possible when the season started — including his first NHL call up and win.
The irony may just be that the NHL recall came in the middle of the roughest performances of Primeau’s AHL season.