NHL News: Sam Montembeault Signs Three Year Extension with Montreal

The Montreal Canadiens have extended goaltender Sam Montembeault to a three year contract extension worth $9.45 million

Nov 22, 2023; Anaheim, California, USA; Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault (35) defends the goal against the Anaheim Ducks in the second period at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

The Montreal Canadiens have announced they have signed goaltender Sam Montembeault to a three-year contract extension.

The deal is worth $9.45 million that carries a salary cap hit of $3.15 million a season. There are no trade restrictions in the deal.

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There had been reports of the Canadiens looking to extend Sam Montembeault long term. Montreal feels he is the future of the organization. However, he was not worried about contract talks. He was hoping for one, but Montembault was going to let things work themselves out. He was going to let his play speak.


As previously mentioned, it is worth noting, that Montembeault’s new deal does not carry any trade restrictions. The Canadiens continue to play the market game when it comes to their three goalies of Jake Allen, Cayden Primeau, and Montembeault, a team that needs a goalie for the future and has the cap space could acquire Montembeault down the line.

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However, the most likely scenario is that Jake Allen is traded from Montreal to allow Primeau to backup this year and next.

In 10 games with the Canadiens this season, Montembeault has a record of 5-3-1 with a 2.73 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage. And he has been excellent for the Canadiens over the past two seasons.


Montembeault was originally selected in the third round, 77th overall by the Florida Panthers in 2015. He was then claimed by the Canadiens off of waivers on October 2, 2021.

In 113 career NHL between the two clubs, he has a record of 38-48-13 with 3.42 goals against average and .897 save percentage including one shutout. That shutout came on February 23rd, 2022 against the Buffalo Sabres.

 

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