Samuel Montembeault was the Habs’ MVP last year, believes José Théodore

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Crédit: Goaltender Sam Montembeault congratulated by Jakub Dobes after a 4-2 Montreal Canadiens win over Florida Panthers.

With Nick Suzuki’s and Lane Hutson’s seasons in particular, it’s hard to ignore them when you think of the Canadiens’ MVP last season. But Samuel Montembeault is often forgotten. According to José Théodore, who said earlier that he expects to see Jacob Fowler in Montreal fairly soon, believes that 35 was the MVP. Not Suzuki or Hutson. According to him, it was Monty.

There are many who have been very, very good, but, during the Canadiens’ slumps in November and January, among others, Samuel played a lot of consecutive games and was able to stop the bleeding quickly.

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José Théodore

The Québécois had a whirlwind season. He posted a .902 save percentage and a 2.80 goals-against average. Even though he didn’t play, he won the gold medal and made history. Let’s see if he makes it to the Olympics now. He’ll be in a heated battle with Jordan Binnington, Adin Hill, Darcy Kuemper and Logan Thompson at the start of the season. According to Théo, Montembeault hasn’t reached his ceiling. The former Habs goaltender is very impressed by his progress and believes “he’s still capable of taking another step in his career”.

Last season was a huge one for him.

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Théodore

It’s true that 2024-2025 was a big season for him, and 2025-2026 should be even bigger. He’d better be ready. [spacer title=’Overtime’] – To be continued.

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