Rocket: Cayden Primeau had better statistics than Jakub Dobes in the AHL.

Its done: the Canadiens have finally called up Jakub Dobes.

The situation in net in Montreal couldnt last, and it was going to take a second goalie to give Samuel Montembeault some rest.

Because yes, in fact, the team had a second goalie...

but clearly, there is no longer trust in Cayden Primeau.

The last game for the goalie was on December 1, while Monty has taken the last 10 starts for the Canadiens.

Thats a lot of games, all of that.

So, Dobes is given a chance to prove himself in the NHL.

The young player, who is having success in Laval, thus earns a nice promotion.

However, a very interesting chart from BPM Sports allows for a comparison of Dobes and Primeaus stats in the Rocket uniform...

and what we notice is that they are similar...

but still favor Primeau.

For your information, heres a comparison of Cayden Primeau and Jakub Dobes with the Laval Rocket.

pic.twitter.com/lqDuEZDRwI BPM Sports (@BPMSportsRadio) December 27, 2024 Of course, its understood that its not that simple: there is a question of trust that is extremely important (as told by Cayden Primeau), and its difficult to compare the two guys considering that they dont have exactly the same team in front of them.

However, it still demonstrates something: lets be cautious before seeing Dobes as being in Montreal to stay.

I understand that we wanted to reward the kid for his great season (and its deserved), but I cant help but think its still a bit premature.

We needed an immediate solution, I agree.

I personally would have opted for Connor Hughes, but I can understand why the team chose Dobes...

and like Marc Antoine Godin, I feel that this solution is not permanent.

The Canadiens have 2 stretches of 3 games in 4 nights over the next 10 days.

They will need to use a goalie other than Montembeault.

I could be wrong, but unless Dobes is phenomenal, Id be surprised if his call-up is anything more than a temporary solution.

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In the immediate term, the Canadiens needed a goalie, so Dobes was the lucky chosen one...

but I wonder if Kent Hughes isnt trying to find an Andrew Hammond version 2024.

The team has done it before, after all, and in an ideal world, we probably want Dobes to continue dominating and playing many games with the AHL team.

So this will be something to watch, but lets see if, unlike Primeau, Dobes can translate his big numbers in the AHL (and in the NCAA) to the NHL.

It didnt work for Primeau...

but its understood that reasoning logically about goalie development is an almost impossible task.

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