{"id":581054,"date":"2026-05-22T11:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/581054\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:15:23","slug":"canadiens-jakub-dobes-serves-as-painful-reminder-for-oilers-opposite-decision-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/581054\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes serves as painful reminder for Oilers’ opposite decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canadiens’ Jakub Dobes serves as painful reminder for Oilers’ opposite decision<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Edmonton Oilers<\/a> have a goalie nightmare to figure out.<\/p>\n

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The Montreal Canadiens<\/a> once seemed to be in a similar spot, but they’ve somehow stumbled upon Jakub Dobes<\/a> being a red-hot goalie, even in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Not long ago, the Habs and Oilers weren’t in that different a spot.<\/p>\n

Hockey writer David Staples pointed out on X that Dobes had a .910 save percentage in the AHL in 2024-25 when he was 23 years old.<\/p>\n

Staples then notes that a 23-year old Oilers goalie prospect, Connor Ungar, had a .923 save percentage in the AHL this year.<\/p>\n

But the Canadiens and Oilers operated differently from there.<\/p>\n

Dobes came up to the NHL.<\/p>\n

The Oilers actually sent Ungar down to the ECHL.<\/p>\n

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The Oilers have tried all sorts of things to solve their goalie woes, including a midseason trade for Tristan Jarry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And of course, not all goalie prospects are created equal. Maybe Ungar was correctly pushed away and wouldn’t have succeeded in the NHL.<\/p>\n

But at some point, a goalie simply has to stop the puck. The Canadiens have trusted Dobes to do that and he has delivered. Maybe there’s a lesson for the Oilers in that.<\/p>\n

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