The Canadiens Make a Risky Announcement Involving Young Goaltender Jakub Dobes
On this Thursday, the Montreal Canadiens made a rather risky decision with their young goaltender Jakub Dobes. Some love the boldness, while others don't like this choice at all.
In short, Martin St-Louis decided to send Samuel Montembeault into the fray for tomorrow night's game against the weak Chicago Blackhawks.
The organization confirmed the news via an official statement.
However, this decision hides another one.
Knowing that the Canadiens will play two games in less than 48 hours, we can almost certainly assume that young Jakub Dobes will play the other matchup.
The small catch is that this other game will be in Colorado against the powerhouse Avalanche lineup. (While Nathan MacKinnon's team will be perfectly rested, the Habs will be exhausted.)
A Bold Decision Involving Jakub Dobes
You can guess that this will be quite a challenge for young Dobes.
Logic would normally dictate that the #1 goaltender faces the stronger team (and the #2 faces the weaker team), but no.
The Canadiens have clearly chosen to give another major challenge to Jakub Dobes.
It will be interesting to see how the youngster responds, but he will need to be sensational if he hopes to remain undefeated.
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Let's also recall that in his NHL debut against the Florida Panthers, Jakub Dobes recorded a 34-save shutout.
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JANVIER 2 | 2525 ANSWERS The Canadiens Make a Risky Announcement Involving Young Goaltender Jakub Dobes If it were your decision, what would you have done with Samuel Montembeault and Jakub Dobes? | ||
| Dobes to Colorado, Montembeault to Chicago | 696 | 27.6 % |
| Dobes to Chicago, Montembeault to Colorado | 1326 | 52.5 % |
| Both games to Dobes | 381 | 15.1 % |
| Both games to Montembeault | 122 | 4.8 % |
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