Cayden Primeau: “If this keeps up, you’ll put him in the waivers”

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There are a number of clear observations to be made about the Montreal Canadiens’ performance so far this season.

The one that stands out the most is, of course, the fact that the team is giving up far too many goals.

Only two NHL teams – the Habs’ opponents tonight, the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks – have allowed as many or more goals than the Habs this season.

The Habs have allowed 47 in 11 games, the Penguins 49 in 12 games and the Sharks 47 in 12 games.

In short, it’s clear that Martin St-Louis’s troupe is scoring far too many goals against.

And this is obviously due to defensive shortcomings in a messy, complicated system, but also to the more-than-ordinary performances of the goaltenders.

Apart from Samuel Montembeault’s incredible start to the season, the Habs’ two goalkeepers (Montembeault and Cayden Primeau) don’t often give their team a chance to win, or at least don’t save their defenders’ mistakes.

This leads us to believe that the Habs are currently paying a high price for their goaltenders, and that if things continue to go this way, one of them could end up being Primeau.

In fact, according to Stu Cowan, if Primeau’s situation continues, he should be placed in the waivers.

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Indeed, the hockey analyst made it clear during his appearance on The Sick Podcast recently, when he made it clear that for him, it can’t go on like this.

If Primeau doesn’t deliver the goods and doesn’t give his team a chance to win, he has to be sent to the waivers.

Cowan then adds that yes, it’s a risk, but in the end, if the Habs lose him, well, they lose him and that’s it.

He’s clearly out of patience with Primeau, and for him, it takes an electroshock.

Cowan also explained that, personally, he would have put Primeau in the waivers last year, in order to keep Jake Allen and Samuel Montembeault with the Habs.

For him, losing Allen, an experienced veteran who brought a lot of positive energy to the dressing room, was a mistake.

Primeau has never really delivered consistently in the NHL, and it doesn’t look like that’s about to change.

It’s a shame, but that’s life, and for real, the Habs could get by without Primeau, whereas in the AHL right now, the Laval Rocket can count on an excellent goaltending duo.

Jakub Dobes and Connor Hughes have taken the team on their backs, and are largely responsible for the Rocket’s excellent start to the season (7-1-0).

And let’s not forget Jacob Fowler, who is simply dominant in the NCAA.

In short, all this remains to be seen, but frankly, it’s fair to say that patience is wearing thin in Primeau’s case.

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