Al Montoya was signed to a one-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens for $950,000 on July 1, 2016. Knowing he would be backing up Carey Price, he must have been aware he wouldn’t be starting the bulk of the team’s games.
As it turns out, he will make his debut with the Habs much sooner than anyone expected.
Price is out with the flu and will miss the Canadiens season opening game against the Buffalo Sabres tomorrow night. Having beat out Mike Condon for the backup role, Montoya will be in the crease when the puck drops on the Habs 2016-17 campaign.