When the Canadian announced that Samuel Montembeault would be in front of the net last Thursday, it surprised a few people. After all, it seemed logical to have Dobes play in the middle of the week to give the start of this evening in Montembeault.
A match at the Bell Center on Saturday evening … Usually, they are for goalkeeper #1, that one.
So it was so that we were wondering if Montembeault would be encore In front of the net of his family after a big work evening on Thursday … and the answer is no.
In fact, Jakub Dobes will be in front of the Canadian net tonight.
He will have the heavy task of facing the powerful Devils of New Jersey (and Jake Allen).
For Dobes, it will be a second departure at the Bell Center in a career. He had also obtained departure at home last Sunday against the Rangers, during which he had especially distinguished himself in overtime to help his club go and get a second point.
Recall that Dobes is always undefeated in the NHL, it which has a 5-0-0 file, an average of goals granted of 1.55 and an efficiency rate of 0.940. The sample is thin (five games), but the results are there.
-To see him get a start at the Bell Center on Saturday evening is a big vote of confidence for the young goalkeeper. After all, until last Sunday, all Departures at the Bell Center had been made by Montembeault … But obviously, we preferred to use Montembeault Thursday evening in a more important match for the race for series against the Red Wings.
All the matches are important, but the Red Wings are in direct competition with CH for a place in series. And unfortunately, the tricolor lost this match after a bad effort from his group.
We will see if this evening, facing the Devils, the club will answer … But for the first time this season, it will be with another goalkeeper that Montembeault that he will try to defend his home on a Saturday evening.
There is a prestige associated with these matches … and I can’t wait to see how Dobes will answer.
Prolongation
As I mentioned earlier, Jake Allen will be in front of the DEVILS net tonight.
Recall that if Allen is playing 25 of the last 32 games of his family, the choice of third round obtained by the CH for Allen will become one second round. I would be surprised that it happens … but it’s a (small) step in the right direction this evening.
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