Sent late in relief of Samuel Montembeault during the catastrophic 9-2 defeat against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Cayden Primeau did not deserve to be booed by the fans of the Montreal Canadiens.
It was absolutely unfair, according to Jean-Charles Lajoie, to blame the 25-year-old young man. He allowed three goals on seven shots in 11:19 after being sent into the fray by head coach Martin St-Louis.
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It was his first match since December 1, and after 50 minutes on the bench, he was far from being in the condition to excel.
“You have the right to boo, it’s a collective release. You also have the right to have judgment, launched the host during the segment of Coliseum has JiCFriday. […] Martin, with 10 minutes left in the third, tells him he’s going to the net. He hasn’t scored in two weeks.”
“The whole group deserved boos last night, but for you to ridicule the kid after a routine stop, I judge you a little. It’s a bit ordinary. I don’t like Cayden Primeau [comme gardien]but show a little diligence, please,” continued Jean-Charles Lajoie.
It must nevertheless be admitted that nothing is going well for Primeau this season. He has a horrible 4.70 goals-against average and an .836 save percentage.
“I think he’s been booed for his performances so far. “He’s the worst goalkeeper we’ve seen in the National League this year out of 80 goalkeepers,” recalled columnist Tony Marinaro.
Booing a goalie for a routine save is, on a much smaller scale, an incident that resembles the one that led to the departure of Patrick Roy in the 1990s, according to Lajoie.
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