The Canadiens will be looking for an experienced goaltender, says Dave Morissette

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Crédit: MONTREAL, QC - APRIL 09: Cayden Primeau (30) of the Montreal Canadiens congratulates teammate Sam Montembeault (35) at the end of the NHL game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Montreal Canadiens on April 9, 2024, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC (Photo by Vincent Ethier/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Over the past two days, the Montreal Canadiens have been the talk of the hockey world.

Of course, we’re hearing a lot about the criticism levelled at Martin St-Louis after his crushing 7-2 loss to the New York Rangers, but we’re also hearing rumours about the trade market.

Indeed, Chris Johnston spoke of Christian Dvorak as a player who could move between now and the trade deadline.

However, that’s not the rumor that got the most attention.

Rather, it was Frank Seravalli’s rumor that Kent Hughes was shopping for a right-handed defenseman for his top-4.

Naturally, this rumour caused quite a stir, and was even a topic of discussion yesterday on the “Sortie de Zone” podcast, as to whether this rumour was myth or reality.

Among those around the podcast table was Dave Morissette, who was the guest for this 11ᵉ episode of Sortie de Zone season 6.

The former NHL tough guy and current host of the NHL post-game Saturday nights on TVA Sports, actually gave his opinion on the rumor.

And according to him, well, it’s not a defenseman that Kent Hughes will be going after, but rather a goaltender.

Indeed, Morisette believes that the Habs will be looking for an experienced goaltender to back up Samuel Montembeault, and thus fill in the defensive gaps.

Obviously, this isn’t a rumor (at least for now), it’s a prediction by Dave Morisette, who believes it could help the Habs, especially considering Cayden Primeau’s difficulties, even though he did well against the New York Islanders.

“Primeau’s not working right now. Am I the only one who gets nervous every time? Are you nervous?” – Dave Morissette

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