not Jet.
dude loves his underdogs. Peluso, Montoya.
underdog stories are exciting and make a great narrative. but, realistically, such a tiny fraction of underdogs actually meet the David vs Goliath narrative that is spun for them.
Did Montoya look good in his only start of the season? Yes.
Was he spectacular? no. it was against the Devils.
Should he get more than 15 starts a year? no.
Given that Montoya has similar career stats to Pavelec, why not split their time a little more equally. If Montoya isn't worthy of 15 starts a year, then neither is Pavs.
One thing Montoya has going for him is that he's actually a decent puck handler. How many extra shots a night does Pavelec face because he can't help his D out? How many extra D-zone faceoffs are there because he needs to freeze puck instead of playing it. Is that worth 5 shots a night? He stops about 90% so that's a goal every 2 games because he's a puck handling liability...
You watch how the team plays - why do they go into that 5-man box? Why is it a 5-alarm fire in the crease every time there's a shot of Pavelec? He's bobbling everything right now, doesn't know where the puck is half the time, serves up juicy rebounds into the slot...is Montoya going to be worse? If he plays a solid game where the skaters don't need to defibrillate after every chance, maybe things settle down and we can string together some wins. It might be worth a shot.
But then again, I just heard Noel say that he thought our goaltending's been outstanding, so I wouldn't hold my breath...