THIS ALMOST TRADE WOULD’VE CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR THE HABS & OILERS

THIS ALMOST TRADE WOULD’VE CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR THE HABS & OILERS

So today we are taking a look at one of the disaster scenarios that we almost saw around the NHL and a trade that maybe probably could have been might have been close to happening that uh honestly I think might have actually helped the Oilers win the Stanley Cup. Okay. Is that hyperbole? I don’t really know. But today I wanted to refer to an article published about a week ago week ago by James Murphy on rg.org. Responsible Gambling has done some very interesting work with independent hockey coverage and various sports coverage. And James Murphy is one of the best in the business in providing folks the scoop as to how things are changing around certain teams in the NHL. And when it comes to the Montreal Canadians, there is a very interesting identity that the Habs have in net that is expressed in this piece. It’ll be linked in the description and it talks about how Jeff Gordon and the Habs see serious value in their goalending. Key takeaways from this article go as follows. Montreal Canadians executive vice president Jeff Gordon has the utter belief utter utmost excuse me in his team’s goalending future. Gordon sat down with RG and discussed the development of Samuel Montbo as their number one while also expressing confidence in Jakob Dobish as his backup. That is the Jakob Doves that was ranked as one of the third tier NHL goalending prospects in the NHL. Thank you very much Scott Wheeler. The Habs also signed Capo Kaken in this off season, adding more depth to their Net Minder group. Now, there’s a lot of good meat on the bone here. There’s a very long interview in regards to Montbo and Doesh, a lot of guys that the Canadians have in their system on the main team and in the prospect pool. There are some very good names that the Habs have in net. And in particular, Sammy Montbo has been very good. 28 years old, 63, 198, a left-handed catch and goalender signed by the Canadians until the end of 2627. He’s making $3.15 million a year. Last season, you can say, “Ah, the guy had a 9002 save percentage. That’s like league average, is it not?” And while that might be decently accurate, you have to take a look at some of the circumstances that bestow Sammy Montbo and his play. This guy had 62 games played in the regular season this most recent campaign. That was good enough to put him third in the NHL in games played. Now, sure, his safe percentage is technically the worst one here out of the top eight guys who have played a whole bunch of games, but look at the teams that these guys are on. Winnipeg, Tampa Bay, the defensively stout Islanders, the Minnesota Wild, the Dallas Stars. Montbo was on the Habs. And no disrespect to the Habs, but the Habs were not really the best team in the NHL last season, like Winnipeg was, for example. They weren’t a team that went super far in the playoffs like Dallas did last season. And they’re not teams that are represented by goalenders that have that reputation of being best in the league territory like the Rangers with Shasherkin or the Islanders and Sroken. Sammy Montbo was in a class of his own when it comes to mid teams that were able to actually find success. And his 6-2 games and 282 goals against are a testament to his durability and his talent, which allowed him to have a 9008 safe percentage in the playoffs against Washington. But what if I told you that a trade may have been on the horizon that would have sent Sammy Monteo to freaking Edmonton? Let’s go back over onto the article and read what it is. James Murphy goes out there and says here, “The Canadians have always believed that Sammy Montto could be a number one goalie, as they proved when they signed him to a contract extension back on December 1st, 2023, instead of trading him to potential suitors like the Edmonton Oilers or Philadelphia Flyers or the Arizona Coyotes, all of whom had reported interest in acquiring Montbo. So if Montebo gets on a hot streak, as he did after the Four Nations break, then the Canadians will have no issues riding him as far as he can take them. Uh phrasing there, James Murphy, just saying. Gordon went out there and had this quote. I mean, Sammy Monttobo was very good and solid and consistent and when you have to make that decision and you need wins and basically after Four Nations, every game was a playoff game for us. So, you kind of have to roll with who’s got the hot hand, and that’s kind of how he ended up playing so many games. But the goal is to never play someone anymore into the 60s. So, we’ll see how it goes. But I have to say with Sam, he really acquitted himself very well. He was consistent pretty much from game one to game 82 and beyond. Montbo is a monster. But if the Canadians did decide to trade this guy over to freaking Edmonton. Could you imagine just how many Stanley Okay, we’re not going to jump to that conclusion, but could you imagine just how different things would be for the oil? Let’s head over on to, let’s just say, Steuart Skinner, for example. Let’s talk about his profile and review what went down when the Oilers made those two cup finals. Skinner had a 905 safe percentage in 23-24 and an 896 safe percentage in 24-25. Both years the Oilers looked at their goalending and said, “Yeah, that’s good enough.” In the playoffs in 24, Steuart Skinner had a 901 safe percentage, which is admittedly not that bad. Like, it’s not great, but it’s not like worse in the league territory. The season after though, 889 safe percentage, you kind of wonder how this gosh darn team made it to the finals anyway. Sammy Montbo. I’m not going to go out there and say that he is the savior that Edmonton would have needed, but if the Oilers made a very different decision on December 1st, 2023, if the Habs made a different decision, if Edmonton was like, “Yeah, we really want to get that Montbo guy. Let’s go out there and push for it.” If Montreal was like, “Okay, the Oilers really want this Montebo guy. Let’s give it to him.” if Montbo made his way over to Edmonton on December 1st, 2023 and he was the starting goalender or maybe even the backup when the Oilers went into the 24 playoffs. I mean, they clawed back from down 3 nothing in the finals to tie things up and they lost in game seven by one goal. That was not a bad goalending showcase in games four, five, 6, and seven out of Stu Skinner. But if Sammy Montbo was in net, I’m not going out there and saying that he would have won game seven. But you got to think that if you got Montbo instead of Skinner, maybe you win one or two more playoff games. And when you were as close as Edmonton was, literally one or two more playoff games is enough to win you the gosh darn cup. Never mind the fact that Calvin Pickard had to come in and play some games in relief throughout the past few playoff runs, but Sammy Montbo, in my opinion at least, is a legitimate starter. He has been forced to be a starter and has stepped up. He has been so consistent. The only thing you have to worry about is you don’t want this guy playing 62 games a year. But when he is rested and when he is going, he posts up numbers that are so far away above and beyond what a 9002 would imply. This guy is a beast. And just take a look at some of the games to end off the regular season here. 931 972 917 947 926. You go further down heading into the playoffs and during the Canadians win streak, Montboa was a monster. 955 935 917 shut out 926 917. Even in the games where they lose, Monttomo still does have some decent numbers. This guy is so good. And you’re telling me two years ago the Canadians may have almost traded him to Edmonton? That may have changed the face of the Oilers if it went through. And if the Oilers were able to capitalize on this guy’s profile and his I’m going to say superiority over Stu Skinner, if Sammy Montbo got traded over to Edmonton, how do you think things would have gone? What are your thoughts if you’re an Oilers fan? How well your team would have performed in the playoffs had you had Montbo? And Montreal fans, what are your thoughts on how the Habs would have performed with whomever else it would have been in net if they went with Allen instead? Thoughts in the comment section below. I hope you enjoyed this British astral 99 and bye.

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We’re going over the Edmonton Oilers former trade interest in Montreal Canadiens goalie Samuel Montembeault, and how this would’ve changed everything for both clubs.

Article: https://rg.org/news/hockey/jeff-gorton-canadiens-see-value-goaltending

This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter

This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.

Samuel Montembeault was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

The 2015 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The Top 28 of the draft went as follows:

1st – Edmonton Oilers, Connor McDavid
2nd – Buffalo Sabres, Jack Eichel
3rd – Arizona Coyotes, Dylan Strome
4th – Toronto Maple Leafs, Mitch Marner
5th – Carolina Hurricanes, Noah Hanifin
6th – New Jersey Devils, Pavel Zacha
7th – Philadelphia Flyers, Ivan Provorov
8th – Columbus Blue Jackets, Zach Werenski
9th – San Jose Sharks, Timo Meier
10th – Colorado Avalanche, Mikko Rantanen
11th – Florida Panthers, Lawson Crouse
12th – Dallas Stars, Denis Gurianov
13th – Boston Bruins (from Los Angeles Kings), Jakub Zboril
14th – Boston Bruins, Jake DeBrusk
15th – Boston Bruins (from Calgary Flames), Zachary Senyshyn
16th – New York Islanders (from Pittsburgh Penguins via Edmonton Oilers), Mathew Barzal
17th – Winnipeg Jets, Kyle Connor
18th – Ottawa Senators, Thomas Chabot
19th – Detroit Red Wings, Evgeny Svechnikov
20th – Minnesota Wild, Joel Eriksson Ek
21st – Ottawa Senators (from New York Islanders via Buffalo Sabres), Colin White
22nd – Washington Capitals, Ilya Samsonov
23rd – Vancouver Canucks, Brock Boeser
24th – Philadelphia Flyers (from Nashville Predators via Toronto Maple Leafs), Travis Konecny
25th – Winnipeg Jets (from St. Louis Blues via Buffalo Sabres), Jack Roslovic
26th – Montreal Canadiens, Noah Juulsen
27th – Anaheim Ducks, Jacob Larsson
28th – New York Islanders (from New York Rangers via Tampa Bay Lightning), Anthony Beauvillier

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