no, I think he can be a solid 1b, but I don’t think he is consistent enough to be a 1a…
hope he proves me wrong though!
QcAntz
Almost, not sure yet, but if he keeps his numbers this year that’s for sure. He’ll get a much better contract next tine
lacoupe25
No! Not by a longshot. But good game today.
DrunkenRedittor
He has his chance to prove it. He has to take the job from Jake Allen.
ukrainianhab
For this year why the heck not.
sandysanBAR
My heart says yes
My mind says no
He could be a very good 1a/1b.
Woullie_26
No lmao
Culcar18
I think I’d like to see his level of play once we get out of the rebuild and he has a competitive team surrounding him. Monty is a solid backup for sure. It remains to be seen If he can be our future starter but It’s obvious he can play well so I think maybe.
aftamat1986
He made something like130 saves and 8.goal allowed? in the last 4 game
RoiSoleilXIV14
Every goalie has streaks, it’ll take time to know if he can keep the consistent level of performance needed from a starter. In my mind he’s still a backup
NtBtFan
hes still not played enough over his career to see true consistency, so no.
Neither_Detail8608
Goalies take a while to develop, still too early to say. I hope so, I like his attitude
Cacounet14
Everyone in the comments is forgetting that he’s playing well behind a defence composed of like 4 rookies
Pale_Marionberry_355
On this team? Sure.
Or did you mean when they turn the corner back into competitive?
Because that would very likely be a no.
DeadlyChinchilla
He’s a great transitory goalie
In between now when we’re awful, he keeps game competitive and steals a few we shouldn’t win and later when he will probably lose his job to another more capable goalie and become a reliable backup if he wishes to stay with the team
dcarsonturner
No, but for this year and this year only yes
OtisPan
I’ll tell you this time next year.
Papercut6
no, he’s had a really good past 2 games and thats cool but overall performance shows hes not a full time #1 goalie
captmax75
.974 save average tonight and last night it was .946! Those are top goalie numbers Even more impressive with a bad team in front of him!
He’s a keeper
discipleofbill
I would never take a goalie having a career year too seriously. Goalies are incredibly inconsistent. Essentially a crapshoot. The ones that aren’t usually end up in the HHOF.
InsignificantOtter13
With a proper team in front of him? Maybe… He’s been doing pretty well for someone with little professional experience.
Beautiful-Disaster60
Yea he’s a top 30 goalie and hasn’t reached full potential.
Ok-Measurement7298
Yes
maximus_96
No but he’ll do for this season.
mikegimik
No
FBR_MC
No
hackmastergeneral
I think he and Allen will split again next year.
Philly514
I’m starting to think that with a solid d-core he can be.
WBS_01976
As of right now, “No”. He may develop into one next season once their defensemen learn to play fundamentals.
cmorty07
He’s still young and has the size! Hopefully he grows with the team and can fill the #1 spot that we’re lacking with our goalie prospects!
Overall-Common653
I think he has been playing his heart out and the ones that got by ., his defense let him down and out to dry ..
Sensitive_Ladder2235
The stats say fuck no but the eye test says fuck yes.
Late bloomer but he’s really starting to rack up some hero points.
pushaper
He is a great back up but will never be a number 1.
strongcomp5
No
Sentenced2Burn
No, but he seems to have some potential and shows flashes of rocksteady play. However he also lays some total eggs out there (not counting the times that D leaves him out to dry as that’s not exactly his fault).
If there is a #1 starter in Sam Montembault somewhere it is attached to an anchor of rocky matrix that needs to be chipped away first. It may not be a longshot though and hes easily leagues better than Primeau who I’m pretty sure is going to spend his career in the A.
Major_Estimate_4193
Let’s all agree he is better than we previously gave him credit for. But our perception of him was always ahl-nhl replacement level goalie, never an asset.
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no, I think he can be a solid 1b, but I don’t think he is consistent enough to be a 1a…
hope he proves me wrong though!
Almost, not sure yet, but if he keeps his numbers this year that’s for sure. He’ll get a much better contract next tine
No! Not by a longshot. But good game today.
He has his chance to prove it. He has to take the job from Jake Allen.
For this year why the heck not.
My heart says yes
My mind says no
He could be a very good 1a/1b.
No lmao
I think I’d like to see his level of play once we get out of the rebuild and he has a competitive team surrounding him. Monty is a solid backup for sure. It remains to be seen If he can be our future starter but It’s obvious he can play well so I think maybe.
He made something like130 saves and 8.goal allowed? in the last 4 game
Every goalie has streaks, it’ll take time to know if he can keep the consistent level of performance needed from a starter. In my mind he’s still a backup
hes still not played enough over his career to see true consistency, so no.
Goalies take a while to develop, still too early to say. I hope so, I like his attitude
Everyone in the comments is forgetting that he’s playing well behind a defence composed of like 4 rookies
On this team? Sure.
Or did you mean when they turn the corner back into competitive?
Because that would very likely be a no.
He’s a great transitory goalie
In between now when we’re awful, he keeps game competitive and steals a few we shouldn’t win and later when he will probably lose his job to another more capable goalie and become a reliable backup if he wishes to stay with the team
No, but for this year and this year only yes
I’ll tell you this time next year.
no, he’s had a really good past 2 games and thats cool but overall performance shows hes not a full time #1 goalie
.974 save average tonight and last night it was .946! Those are top goalie numbers Even more impressive with a bad team in front of him!
He’s a keeper
I would never take a goalie having a career year too seriously. Goalies are incredibly inconsistent. Essentially a crapshoot. The ones that aren’t usually end up in the HHOF.
With a proper team in front of him? Maybe… He’s been doing pretty well for someone with little professional experience.
Yea he’s a top 30 goalie and hasn’t reached full potential.
Yes
No but he’ll do for this season.
No
No
I think he and Allen will split again next year.
I’m starting to think that with a solid d-core he can be.
As of right now, “No”. He may develop into one next season once their defensemen learn to play fundamentals.
He’s still young and has the size! Hopefully he grows with the team and can fill the #1 spot that we’re lacking with our goalie prospects!
I think he has been playing his heart out and the ones that got by ., his defense let him down and out to dry ..
The stats say fuck no but the eye test says fuck yes.
Late bloomer but he’s really starting to rack up some hero points.
He is a great back up but will never be a number 1.
No
No, but he seems to have some potential and shows flashes of rocksteady play. However he also lays some total eggs out there (not counting the times that D leaves him out to dry as that’s not exactly his fault).
If there is a #1 starter in Sam Montembault somewhere it is attached to an anchor of rocky matrix that needs to be chipped away first. It may not be a longshot though and hes easily leagues better than Primeau who I’m pretty sure is going to spend his career in the A.
Let’s all agree he is better than we previously gave him credit for. But our perception of him was always ahl-nhl replacement level goalie, never an asset.
I think so!