Sam Montembeault

Sam Montembeault

28-Year-Old GoalieG
Montreal Canadiens
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Montembeault doesn't get the respect he deserves, but then again, respect is irrelevant in fantasy. By traditional stats, Montembeault ranked 41st in 2023-24 among those with 25 or more starts. He finished 16-15-9 with a 3.14 GAA and .903 save percentage in 41 appearances, behind fantasy pariahs like Ilya Samsonov, Filip Gustavsson and Petr Mrazek. Still, Montembeault's 18.39 GSAx (goals saved above expected) was 10th best overall behind the NHL's second-worst defense. GSAx is the measure of a goalie's individual impact on the game, which means he saved the Habs' bacon more often than not. Montembeault has exceeded expectations two seasons in a row. Does that make him a fantasy option in 2024-25? Probably not, unless his team takes an unlikely leap forward, but he might be a stop-gap off the wire or a daily play depending on the matchup. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a three-year, $9.45 million contract extension with the Canadiens in December of 2023.
No support in loss
GMontreal Canadiens
November 14, 2024
Montembeault stopped 25 of 27 shots in Thursday's 3-0 loss to the Wild.
ANALYSIS
Montembeault played well but a barely existent offense offered little support for the goalie. Montreal had just two first-period shots on net and finished with 19. Montembeault dropped to 4-8-1 with a 3.29 goals-against average and .893 save percentage, which normally might cost a No. 1 goalie his job but not in Montreal. Backup Cayden Primeau (4.68 GAA, .845 save percentage) is not a reliable option at this point. Montembeault will likely guard the net Saturday, when the Canadiens return home to face the Blue Jackets.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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On a poor team, Montembeault delivered passable results in the form of a 16-19-3 record, a 3.42 GAA and a .901 save percentage in a career-high 40 games last year. Montembeault has enough talent to be a backup in the NHL, but there's an open path to the starting job with the Canadiens to begin 2023-24. If that doesn't come to fruition, Montembeault could at least serve as a 1A to Jake Allen or as Casey DeSmith's 1B. None of the three goalies on the Canadiens' NHL roster is a particularly exciting option, but whoever gets a plurality of the starts could be a decent depth goalie in fantasy. Montembeault arguably had the most momentum at the end of 2022-23, but he'll likely have to win the job in camp. As such, this is a situation worth monitoring once training camp gets underway in September.
Montembault played 38 games for the league-worst Canadiens a season ago and his numbers -- 8-18-6 record, 3.77 GAA, .891 save percentage -- reflected that. Injuries to starter Carey Price and backup Jake Allen resulted in a much more significant role for Montembault than anyone initially expected. There's a real chance Price doesn't play at all this coming year due to a knee issue and Allen, the presumptive starter, hasn't been the picture of perfect health himself over the years, meaning we may again see more of Montembault than Montreal would prefer.
Montembeault had a 2019-20 to forget, posting a 5-5-1 record, a 3.34 GAA and an .890 save percentage in 14 NHL games. That poor performance allowed Chris Driedger to leap Montembeault on the depth chart, with the former now serving as Sergei Bobrovsky's primary backup. Montembeault is in an interesting position heading into 2020-21, as the Panthers brought in Scott Darling on a tryout. If Darling wins the taxi squad job, that would likely lead to Montembeault playing a starting role in the minor leagues, where he went 5-5-1 with a 3.00 GAA and a .918 save percentage in 11 games last year. Barring injuries to Bobrovsky or Driedger, fantasy managers can safely avoid Montembeault.
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Set to start Thursday
GMontreal Canadiens
November 13, 2024
Montembeault is slated to start Thursday's road game against Minnesota.
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Records win in relief
GMontreal Canadiens
November 11, 2024
Montembeault stopped all four of the shots he faced in a 7-5 win over the Sabres on Monday.
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Struggles continue
GMontreal Canadiens
November 9, 2024
Montembeault made 23 saves in a 4-1 loss to Toronto on Saturday.
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Starting in Toronto
GMontreal Canadiens
November 9, 2024
Montembeault will guard the road net Saturday against the Maple Leafs, Arpon Basu of The Athletic reports.
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Loses fourth straight
GMontreal Canadiens
November 7, 2024
Montembeault allowed four goals on 26 shots in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Devils.
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Won't play in World Championship
GMontreal Canadiens
April 17, 2024
Montembeault has decided against joining Team Canada for the IIHF World Championship in May, per Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports.
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Montembeault helped Canada win gold last year at the World Championship, posting a 1.42 GAA and a .939 save percentage. However, he's evidently opted to rest after finishing the 2023-24 campaign with a 16-15-9 record, 3.14 GAA and .903 save percentage across 41 appearances with Montreal.
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