Quoting: AlakHul
If Price doesnt play this year, and with that D, it isnt too hard to tell that we're bottom feeders. Are we better than Leafs, Lightning, Sens, Det, Sabres, Panthers and Bruins?
Price doesnt need to play all year just some like Kane or Kucherov lol
They snuck in during the playoffs to win a cup why not Price
All jokes aside Primeau took a huge step forward in his development pushing it to a ECF game 7
His team had absolutely no buisness being there with mostly ECHL teams and Norlinder moved to
4th Center for a few games due to injury's piling up and issues finding new ECHL guys to call up
MTL was actually bringing in Junior players like Riley Kidney among others trying to fill that hole
Primeau put up Price like numbers in the AHL i think he'll finally get his rookie year
Monty will ride Shotgun as i dont think Allen will last too long as Hughes has been actively trying to move him for a few months.
Primeau/Montembault is only as good as their D
Monty last year had good numbers given all his D was hurt or not playing for him
He was steam rolled infront of Petry and he did nothing about it skating to the bench ignoring it.
Give him people who want to be there who will protect him and Monty's 50 save games that result in loses start swinging his way.
He kept MTL in games they had no business in and now this year his GM is giving him Matheson who's known to protect Goalie
I'm actually more happy with Montembault-Primeau tandem then if Price returned
Nothing against Price im just counting him out until he shows me a reason not to
Im ready to move on and Monty/Primeau isnt a bad way to do it as Monty can shield Primeau until he's ready
Primeau to me is our next Huet or Halak. While he may not be Price's replacement anymore then Huet or Halak were for Roy
He is a quality place holder and starter who will give MTL a chance build find their Ottinger, Knight, Hart or Askarov