Ask any Montreal Canadiens fan what went wrong last year and they’ll give you two answers: the power play was bad, and the backup goalie didn’t carry his share of the load. While the power play is still a work in progress, Marc Bergevin made the most of free agency to address the issue behind Carey Price.
The general manager could have let his stable of young AHL netminders battle for the spot, but he opted for Keith Kinkaid to bring a veteran mindset to the position.
Through Kinkaid’s two pre-season starts, it looks very much like the right choice.