2023-04-27 02:54:00
Samuel Montembeault was passing through the AntechamberWednesday, and the Montreal Canadiens goaltender seems hungry for the rest of his career.
His season may be over, but it’s not vacation time for the 26-year-old goalkeeper, as he prepares for the World Championship which begins on May 12.
This invitation by the Canadian team crowns a season with new heights for Montembeault. He played 40 games, had 16 wins and had a .901 save percentage.
The main interested party is aware of his progress and with the injuries of Jake Allen, his workload has been intensified in the last campaign. However, the main interested party wishes to have even more responsibilities from next season. He would feel ready for the next step, which he said would be to play around fifty games.
“You rotate like we did at the start of the year with two games for your first goaltender and one game for the other. I think that would be the next goal. »
Montembeault stresses, however, that he does not worry about the label of goalkeeper No. 1 or No. 2. He once again praised the complicity with his teammate Allen with whom he shares the net. He makes the most of his advice.
“I don’t really pay attention. I have a really good relationship with Jake and we trust him. If we can play a match each, there is no problem. »
“I really like working with him. He talks to me a lot during practices. When he learned that I was going to the World Championship, he came to talk to me and say that I had made my place this year, that I had nothing to prove and to have fun there, “said he recounted.
The last season was once again difficult for the team in terms of results in this period of transition. Although the Habs finished last in the Atlantic Division, Montembeault says the atmosphere is good in the locker room and he has been impressed with the development of many young players this year. This is also why he had titled “The future is promising” for the traditional headline of the experts at the start of the program.
“I really liked the work of all our young people this year, of our young defenders, he recognized, naming Kaiden Guhle as an example. They have been placed in difficult situations and they have improved a lot this year. »
“I was impressed by them, but also a lot by the players in the juniors and in Europe. I think we have a very bright future and I like the direction we are going. »
And if some wonder how the Quebecer feels the pressure to evolve in Montreal, the former Florida Panthers is very happy to be able to evolve at home and he does not worry about the pressure.
“I love being in Montreal so much, just playing at the Bell Centre. It’s obviously a lot of pressure as we are the last line of defence, because we have no room for error. I play hockey, so I’m just happy to be here,” he said.
We invite you to watch the various videos of the show to see other topics covered by Montembeault, including the possibility of drafting Connor Bedard and his preparation for the World Championship.
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