Adam Michaels
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MSL giving Allen starts sooner so he can get injured faster and then Habs don't have to worry about carrying 3 goalies anymore. Their tandem will be Monty and Primeau.
The guy is playing 4D chess.
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MSL giving Allen starts sooner so he can get injured faster and then Habs don't have to worry about carrying 3 goalies anymore. Their tandem will be Monty and Primeau.
The guy is playing 4D chess.
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Haha I couldn't agree more. I've already ordered the sand bags, to keep my back yard from flooding. From all the Leaf fan's tears, come playoff time.
Kudo Shinichi
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Guaranteed goal for Josh Anderson
CDN24
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Actually - pretty smart. Barron's ELC contract includes bonus money (275K) and Xhekaj does not. to paper Barron down and up would use and extra 275K of LTIR cap space. anyone recalled using LTIR is at their AAV plus any potential bonus money. Missing one practice is not going to ruin Xhekaj.
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I think there will be goals. Leafs D and goaltending is not that great. Their team D is solid though but they get the gains from the puck possession forwards/centers.
Our D is young and we have challenges as well. However, I do think we have 4 decent forward lines to roll. Both teams will be focused on their team D vs just their actual defense. A lot of offensive is generated in transition these days but our issues on D is exiting our zone with possession. Leafs forecheck is one of the best in the NHL.
Should be an interesting game. Everyone's level will be raised a notch because it's Leafs vs Habs. Habs are not expected to win but if the game stays close, pressure goes to the Leafs because they are "suppose" to win.
I think it's going OT.
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And yet I heard this morning on 690 that 4 other teams are starting the season by carrying 3 goalies on their NHL rosters.
Milhouse40
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Hmmmm.
The 3 goalies situation can't last all season. We all know that.
I think there's really only 4-5 options for HuGo
I didn't expected Allen to start tomorrow with Montembeault playing the last full game in preseason.......even if Monty didn't looked good, Allen looked just as bad.
It's pretty common at season start when goalies have minor injuries or teams aren't quite sure who is will be the backup (or sometimes starter).
But that rarely last the full season, unless there are recurring injuries.
Milhouse40
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I think some of them are scared of Tampa Bay, they are looking for a goalie......
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26Mats
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I'm sure Primeau goes down once teams have finished claiming goalies. They're trying to make sure they don't lose him on waivers. No way they run with 3 for long.
Of course it is possible Allen gets dealt I guess.
Adam Michaels
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I think Allen looked better than Monty. Allen got scored on the first shot against the Leafs, but after that he was solid. Monty, even if Habs won the last game, he was still kind fighting with the puck, losing it when he had the opportunity to freeze it. He did well on a few breakaways due to some defensive breakdowns. So it's not like he was garbage.
I still think Monty's the guy who will be #1. But for me, as far as preseason goes, Monty looked the worst between Allen and Primeau. In fact, I think Primeau had the best camp out of all three of them.
I agree that the menage à trois can't last long.
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26Mats
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If Primeau bombs a couple of games, it may be easier to get him through waivers.
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I forgot that opening games are on TVA. What a bummer.
Guess I'll watch on Sportsnet.
Go Habs.
Guess I'll watch on Sportsnet.
Go Habs.
Adam Michaels
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I think the Kings and the Flyers are two of those teams.
But the Kings just placed one of their goalies (Rittich) on waivers today. So they're solving that issue right away.
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Yeah Tampa may be looking for a goalie, Colorado too with Francouz hurt. Also Chicago who IMO would have been the team to take a Flier on Primeau. They have Soderblom as backup currently but he can be sent down without waivers and probably would develop better in the AHL. Grab Primeau and see if there is something there like Habs did when the claimed Montembault. Its not like they care if they win this year.
Habs wanted to avoid what happened to Toronto a few years back when the kept Spasrks as backup and waived Mc backup (curtis Mcilenny) and Calvin Picard on last day of camp and lost both to waivers then realized Sparks was not the answer and depth was gone.
Habs will give primeau a few starts to see if he can cut it at this level, if not he gets waived and they don't really care if he is claimed. If he does look like he can play then they look at trading a goalie (maybe Primeau, Allen or Monty) to someone in need- may be Tampa, Avs, Hawks or someone who loses a goalie to a long term injury.
Expect it to be resolved by end of November with Primeau waived or one of the three traded.
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Buffalo and Detroit are the other teams with 3 goalies
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The Habs need Florida to have a top 10 selection in either 2024 or 2025. This means Calgary gets Florida’s pick in 2026 and the Calgary pick the Habs have in 2025 is only top 1 protected.
So I’ll be cheering for Florida to once again tank this season and next.
I agree but who knows, especially in a tough division.
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