The Canadiens' young goaltender, Cayden Primeau, has virtually all the assets to reach the National League level, with one exception.
On Thursday evening, the goalkeeper was injured by a few shots from the Ottawa Senators in the bitter 6-2 defeat. The entire team played poorly during this encounter and Primeau was unable to stand out from his teammates in this regard.
Former NHL player Philippe Boucher, invited to “JiC” on Friday, analyzed what's wrong with the game of Primeau, who is capable of the best and worst performances at the NHL level.
“He has the mentality of a National League player, he has the physique, he also has the movement, the positioning, the technique,” Boucher initially explained.
“But he doesn’t have the hands of a National League goalie,” he said then.
“About three weeks ago he conceded four or five goals from the glove side in the same game, that was very difficult for him,” he said.
In his opinion, the Senators players likely did their homework on the subject before Thursday's game. So several shots hit Primeau on the glove or blocker side.
“He has hands that are a little more American League-like,” Boucher added. We have to give him time. He relies a lot on his physicality, on his positioning (…) we are a long way from a Marc-André Fleury who fights for every puck.
All his explanations can be found in the main video.
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