Good news is scarce for the Canadiens, so you have to seize it when it presents itself: everything indicates that goaltender Jake Allen is doing better, as Cayden Primeau was sold to the Laval Rocket on Sunday afternoon.
The young man was recalled in disaster last weekend after Allen suffered a concussion against the Red Wings in Detroit. First employed as a reservist at Samuel Montembeault, he subsequently obtained two consecutive departures.
He initially offered an inspired performance against the New York Rangers making 31 saves, some spectacular, on 34 shots, but was later roughed up by the Pittsburgh Penguins, who beat him five times on 31 shots. , last Thursday, in just two periods.
In eight NHL games, Primeau, 22, has a lukewarm 2-5-1 record, with a 3.85 goals-against average and .883 save rate.
Jake Allen and the Habs will train in Montreal on Monday and Tuesday, after which they will fly to Washington for the first stop of a three-game trip in four nights.