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We were eager to hear the comments from Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St-Louis following Samuel Montembeault’s performance in Florida.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday night, Samuel Montembeault had his moment in Florida.<\/p>\n
After the 3-2 overtime win against the Panthers, Martin St-Louis confirmed that his goaltender had worked very well.<\/p>\n
Montembeault stopped 28 shots and gave the Habs the stability they had been looking for for some time.<\/p>\n
The coach also revisited the path of the past few weeks. Montembeault accepted a conditioning stint with the Laval Rocket, where he played two games to get himself back on track.<\/p>\n
Martin St-Louis confirms our impressions regarding Samuel Montembeault<\/p>\n
At the press conference, St-Louis delivered a sentence that sums it all up. He said that you can either make excuses or make progress, but not both.<\/p>\n
According to him, Montembeault chose progress, and it showed in net with a very calm goaltender.<\/p>\n
Martin St. Louis on Samuel Montembeault:<\/p>\n
“In anything with life, you can make excuses or make progress. You can’t do both. We know what Monty chose, progress.<\/p>\n
He played two games (with Laval) to rebuild himself. We wanted to give him a start as soon as possible. He played an excellent game. He was very calm in net”<\/p>\n
This season, his numbers were difficult to read, with 15 games played, a 3.65 goals-against average and a .857 save percentage, which put pressure on his shoulders.<\/p>\n
And he absolutely delivered!<\/p>\n
There is still an important file within the organization.<\/p>\n
Montembeault is 29 years old and is under contract for three years, $9.45M, with a cap hit of $3.15M through the end of 2026-27.<\/p>\n
When a goaltender at that salary level gets things going again, it quickly changes the tone in the locker room, especially with Jacob Fowler and Jakub Dobes in the picture.<\/p>\n
In the end, St-Louis didn’t sell any dreams. He mainly showed that he wants concrete results, one start at a time, and that Montembeault had just delivered a very good game at the right time.<\/p>\n
Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n
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