Cayden Primeau will finally be able to continue his development in the American League and Samuel Montembeault will be able to treat his injured wrist. A few hours before the clash once morest the Blue Jackets, the Canadian acquired goalkeeper Andrew Hammond.
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In return for the 34-year-old masked man, Kent Hughes traded to the Minnesota Wild and his good friend Bill Guerin forward Brandon Baddock.
Having mostly seen action in the American League, Hammond played 56 games on the Bettman circuit, mostly with the Ottawa Senators. He has a record of 27 wins once morest 15 losses and six tiebreaker losses.
His greatest achievement was helping the representatives of the federal capital qualify for the playoffs during the 2014-2015 season.
Recalled from the Binghamton Senators at the very end of January, he took over from the injured Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner to allow his team to make a spectacular rise in the standings.
His 20-1-2 streak had allowed the Senators, 11is of the Eastern Conference, nine points from a place in the playoffs, to climb to the first place of the teams drafted.
On this occasion, he had inherited the nickname “The Hamburglar” in reference to one of the characters from McDonald’s advertisements in the 1980s and 1990s.
Good news for Primeau
Obviously, this time it’s not what to expect from the BC goaltender. His arrival in Montreal serves expressly to send Primeau back to the minors.
The 22-year-old goalkeeper has been struggling with his cold in recent weeks. He has been taken out of the game in three of his last four starts.
During this period, where he also came to relieve Montembeault twice, he posted a goals once morest average of 6.17 and a save percentage of .824.
The American will therefore take the road to Laval without delay, where he has played only 65 games over the past three seasons (including this one). A pace that is quite insufficient to ensure adequate development.
Price at the Bell Center
In addition, Carey Price has taken another step towards a possible return to the game. Today, on 98.5 FM, Martin McGuire said that the goalkeeper jumped on the icy surface of the Bell Center in the morning , only to receive shots from Jonathan Drouin.
