A contract worth $3.15M per season for a 27-year-old goalie still on the rise. If Bob Barker were still alive, he would have invited Kent Hughes to join him on stage and congratulated him on being right.
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Because if we compare the three-year agreement, reached between the general manager of the Canadiens and the Bécancour goaltender, with similar contracts across the NHL, we are right on target.
Montembeault’s start to the season allows him to consolidate his hold on a group of similar goalies. Which suggests that he can still climb a few steps before reaching the ceiling of his potential.
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Moreover, although the agreement does not include a no-movement clause, a person familiar with the matter maintained at Newspaper that both parties should be bound to its conclusion. Since the contract comes into force next season, we are therefore talking about the end of the 2026-2027 campaign.
Which means the organization’s plan is to make Montembeault its number one goalie and ensure he still holds that position when the team is ready to compete against the top of the class. Because the reconstruction will not last four years, we have also been whispered in our ears.
So, with the exception of Semyon Varlamov, whose performance is significantly higher than that of his peers in the same group, the Canadian goaltender ranks favorably in different categories of advanced statistics.
Whether in terms of goals saved, goals allowed or percentage on dangerous shots, he soars above the competition.
