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This season hinges on… Getting the right goaltending. The Canadiens have a potential franchise netminder in Sam Montembeault. He was named to Team Canada’s roster for last February’s 4 Nations Face-Off, and he finished last season with a respectable .902 SV% and 2.80 goals-against average. Montembeault has the ability to hide all manner of sins for the Canadiens, a team that can be prone to defensive breakdowns and generally inconsistent play in their own end.
If Montembeault can provide the stability Montreal needs to establish better defensive showings (helped, again, by the addition of Dobson) while working in tandem with the newly added Kaapo Kahkonen, then the Canadiens have a chance to not only get off to a strong start but build confidence in front of Montembeault to last all season long.
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