{"id":469341,"date":"2026-02-24T08:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/469341\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T08:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:53:13","slug":"canadiens-organization-makes-roster-move-clearing-path-for-jacob-fowler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/469341\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadiens organization makes roster move, clearing path for Jacob Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nCanadiens organization makes roster move, clearing path for Jacob Fowler&#13;<br \/>\n &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>All Montreal Hockey has no direct affiliation to the Montreal Canadiens, NHL or NHLPA<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t  &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/644993.webp.webp\" style=\"width:100%;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Jan 12, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens goalie Jacob Fowler (32) looks on during warm-up before the game against the Vancouver Canucks at Bell Centre.\" title=\"Jan 12, 2026; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens goalie Jacob Fowler (32) looks on during warm-up before the game against the Vancouver Canucks at Bell Centre.\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Jones has been assigned to the Trois-Rivi\u00e8res Lions in the ECHL after a short stint with the farm club.<\/p>\n<p>The Laval Rocket have made a minor but significant adjustment to their goaltending hierarchy.<\/p>\n<p>This decision confirms the direction the organization wants to take for the remainder of the week. With Jones&#8217; departure, the spotlight now shifts to young Jacob Fowler for the next matchup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Goaltender Hunter Jones has been reassigned to the Trois-Rivi\u00e8res Lions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Laval Rocket<\/p>\n<p>The schedule shows a visit from the Toronto Marlies on Wednesday night in Laval.<\/p>\n<p>Jones&#8217; removal greatly simplifies the rotation in net. The coaching staff can now rely on its key pieces for this divisional showdown.<\/p>\n<p>The Montreal Canadiens organization is closely monitoring the development of its top prospects. Every personnel decision is calculated to maximize ice time for future core players.<\/p>\n<p>The Rocket hold a competitive record and are looking to stabilize their performances at home. The contribution of a goaltender capable of stealing games is essential in this playoff race.<\/p>\n<p>A clear path for Jacob Fowler on Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>The rivalry between the Rocket and the Marlies needs no further introduction. Wednesday&#8217;s matchup represents a maturity test for the defensive unit in front of its new starting goaltender.<\/p>\n<p>Roster management reflects full confidence in Fowler&#8217;s potential. His ability to handle pressure in critical moments will be closely examined.<\/p>\n<p>The team&#8217;s defensive structure will need to be airtight to limit Toronto&#8217;s scoring chances. Strong neutral-zone execution will significantly ease the workload of the 20-year-old netminder.<\/p>\n<p>A recall of a backup could occur shortly to support Fowler during this stretch. For now, the game plan appears clearly set for the visit from their Ontario rivals.<\/p>\n<p>Previously on All Montreal Hockey<\/p>\n<p>POLL<\/p>\n<p>11 HOURS AGO|367 ANSWERS<\/p>\n<p>Canadiens organization makes roster move, clearing path for Jacob Fowler<\/p>\n<p>Is Jacob Fowler already the best goaltender in the organization?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":469342,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5103],"tags":[265,43633,5,48771,3567,264,21,5147,4,46397,1788,1725],"class_list":{"0":"post-469341","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-montreal-canadiens","8":"tag-canadiens","9":"tag-canadiens-de-montral","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-hunter-jones","12":"tag-jacob-fowler","13":"tag-montreal","14":"tag-montreal-canadiens","15":"tag-montrealcanadiens","16":"tag-nhl","17":"tag-place-bell","18":"tag-rocket-de-laval","19":"tag-toronto-marlies"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116124766681249100","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/469342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}