It hasn’t been an easy year in any single area for the Montreal Canadiens. They’ve been injured, they’ve had COVID, they’ve just been flat out bad across the board. Goaltending especially has varied wildly all year, especially with Jake Allen coming on and off the injured list a handful of times due to circumstances outside his control.
Enter Samuel Montembeault, who was claimed off waivers to begin the season since Carey Price was entering the Player Assistance Program. Things didn’t exactly go Montembeault’s way to start either as he failed to have a game with a save percentage over .