The Canadiens have not had a serviceable backup for Carey Price for quite some time. The offseason saw the arrival of Nick Cousins, Ben Chiarot and Keith Kinkaid. Through all of this, it was the signing of Keith Kinkaid that was immediately deemed a success for the Marc Bergevin and the Canadiens, however it couldn’t have backfired more.
The 30 year old net minder was inked to a one year, one way contract worth 1.75 million. Coming into the season, Kinkaid was sporting a .891 save percentage and a 3.36 goals against average. The consensus was that these numbers would change as Kinkaid would be playing in front of an improved defence, and what to some thought was a better team.