The Canadiens are bringing back the stop-gap goaltender for 2022-23 and 2023-24.
The Montreal Canadiens have signed goaltender Samuel Montembeault to a two-year, one way, contract extension.
Montembeault was a waiver claim by Montreal ahead of the 2021-22 season, getting him from the Florida Panthers organization. With Carey Price’s injury and Cayden Primeau’s struggles at the NHL level, Montembeault ended up starting 30 games, by far the most of his NHL career.
From his time in the crease, he had an 8-18-6 record, a career-average .