{"id":953250,"date":"2026-10-31T14:40:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T14:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/953250\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T14:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T14:40:23","slug":"report-canadiens-set-high-trade-price-for-samuel-montembeault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/953250\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Canadiens Set High Trade Price For Samuel Montembeault"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThey\u2019re going to be in wait-and-see mode with this,\u201d Pagnotta said, adding it wouldn\u2019t shock him if the Canadiens go with all three for the full season.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Three Goalies, No Urgency<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Montembeault hasn\u2019t played this season because of a lower-body injury, and he&#8217;s expected back in November.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">He&#8217;s also a pending free agent with a $3.15 million cap hit.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Rookie Jacob Fowler has played excellent in his absence, and Jakub Dobes, who signed a three-year extension before the season, is still trying to find his rhythm.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy birthday to Canadiens goalie Samuel Montembeault, who turns 30 today. Photo by The Gazette&#8217;s Allen McInnis #Habs https:\/\/t.co\/Q12G9PWyoR<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StuCowan1\/status\/2116164288440393788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Pagnotta said Montreal\u2019s original plan was for Montembeault to back up Dobes while Fowler developed.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fowler&#8217;s currently 6-1 with a .942 SV% and two shutouts this season, while Dobes is 2-2-2, with an ugly .853 SV% across six starts.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Montembeault won 31 games in 2024-25.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Market<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Rangers are shopping for goaltending help and Montembeault is reportedly on their radar, due to losing Igor Shesterkin for the season.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There&#8217;s also been speculation about a Devils fit earlier this week, though that&#8217;s only speculation right now.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">Samuel Montembeault a recommenc\u00e9 \u00e0 patiner \u00e0 Brossard Samuel Montembeault a effectu\u00e9 ses premiers tours de glace depuis sa blessure au bas du corps, ce matin \u00e0 Brossard : une dizaine de minutes, en\u2026 Pour plus de d\u00e9tails, voir notre site web. #GoHabsGo #CH #Habs #Tricolore https:\/\/t.co\/ejpFk93wcK<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TRICOLORE (@tricolore) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tricolore\/status\/2115142779026219316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Canadiens have the assets to make a move if they need an upgrade at another position.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Social Media Feature Preview\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HV4gL5BXkAEBwjX.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThey\u2019re going to be in wait-and-see mode with this,\u201d Pagnotta said, adding it wouldn\u2019t shock him if the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":953251,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433],"tags":[49,48,448,82],"class_list":["post-953250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=953250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/953251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=953250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=953250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=953250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}