The Montreal Canadiens added a goaltender with a very late pick in the draft a few years ago. He wasn’t the highly sought after goaltender in his draft class, but he is quickly showing that he was worthy of much more than a seventh round pick.
Cayden Primeau was taken by the Habs with the 199th selection in the 2017 NHL Draft. There were 20 goaltenders taken in that draft before Primeau’s name was called, but none of them have the same track record as the Laval Rocket’s starter does today.
Since being selected by the Canadiens, Primeau went to Northeastern University where he quickly took over the number one role in goal as a freshman.