Ever since he was drafted by the Florida Panthers in the third round of the 2015 NHL Draft, goaltender Samuel Montembeault has been known as the future between the pipes for the Cats. Since then, he had played juniors in the QMJHL.
For the past two seasons, he had played for the Panthers’ AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds.
In his second stint in Springfield, the big boys needed some help after James Reimer went down with an injury. The time had finally come for Montembeault to make his NHL debut, in a Saturday night game against the seemingly unbeatable Carolina Hurricanes.