The Montreal Canadiens might have just found their next Corey Crawford
While many analysts and journalists are searching for the next Carey Price for the Montreal Canadiens, could the team already have their Corey Crawford?
It's understandable that some would like the Canadiens to find a new goalie as dominant as #31 was, but let's admit that it's exceedingly rare and extremely difficult to find.
Jacob Fowler could possibly be that, Samuel Montembeault could possibly become that, but we shouldn't look too far.
What if, instead of finding their next Carey Price, the Canadiens had simply found their Corey Crawford?
What if the Canadiens had found their efficient, highly underrated goalie, capable of performing in big moments?
That's what Montembeault could be, and as we've seen with Crawford, that's more than enough to win.
Samuel Montembeault is now the undisputed number one goalie for the Montreal Canadiens: could he be the Corey Crawford for Kent Hughes and Martin St-Louis?
The excellent Maxime Van Houtte made this little comparison, a comparison that was relayed by the DLC site.
In that regard, it's easy to compare Monty's progression to that of a goalie like Corey Crawford, because Crawford also took time before becoming the excellent goalie he was in Chicago.»
- Marc-Olivier Cook
And when he represented Canada at the IIHF World Championship, Samuel Montembeault clearly proved that he could elevate his game in big moments.
Corey Crawford was a master in this domain.
We found this parallel very interesting to draw.
Samuel Montembeault might never be a goalie like Carey Price or Henrik Lundqvist, but if he's a Corey Crawford, he will undoubtedly make a big difference for the Montreal Canadiens and will allow the team to win big games.
Do you believe that Montembeault has what it takes to win, if given a competitive team in front of him?
Credit: DansLesCoulisses
Samuel Montembeault peut être au CH ce que Corey Crawford était aux Blackhawks
| POLL | ||
Do you believe that Samuel Montembeault will still be the Canadiens' number one goalie in three years? | ||
| Yes | 81 | 15.9 % |
| No, it will be Jacob Fowler | 290 | 56.8 % |
| No, it will be Cayden Primeau or Jakub Dobes | 30 | 5.9 % |
| No, it will be someone else | 110 | 21.5 % |
| List of polls | ||
