The Canadian wants to build a big team for the coming years. As you know, there are many questions that still need to be answered before we can aim for victory.
Who will complete the top 6 offensively? Who scores the goals?
Do the Canadiens have enough top prospects on defense to provide the pieces the blue line needs to be dominant? Who will go among all the hopefuls?
And what is Samuel Montembeault's ceiling in front of the net? Does Cayden Primeau have what it takes to be an NHL goalie on a great roster?
In short, you see the picture.
Jacob Fowler is also in front of the net and could change the game. He's still a few years away from establishing himself in the NHL, but let's just say he's been turning heads since he was drafted.
And on that topic, Scott Wheeler, who rates talent for The Athletic, mentioned that Fowler is his third-favorite goalie in the entire NHL.
Scott Wheeler on Jacob Fowler, who he rates as the third-best drafted NHL goalie prospect.
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– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) March 5, 2024
Fowler is not in the Tier 1 category with Jesper Wallstedt (Wild) and Yaroslav Askarov (Predators, who could have been with the Canadian), but he completes the podium as the best goalkeeper in the second goalkeeper category.
And he is not there out of Christian charity.
Habs prospect Jacob Fowler now has a 25-5-1 record with a .922 save percentage and a 2.24 GAA 🔥 in his freshman year at Boston College pic.twitter.com/3aBcWWI2ci
– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) March 2, 2024
Wheeler mentions that the goalkeeper has performed excellently for three years and is still one of the best talents in his position. His rookie season in Boston, in the NCAA, was also impressive.
And he obviously likes his technique.
He's the type of goalie that will stop the puck if he sees it and can move it. –Scott Wheeler
He also believes that even if the goaltender still has things to work on, he has a good chance of not only playing in the NHL, but also excelling. And “there aren’t many goalkeepers” for whom he can say that.
Obviously he still has some development left to do and we know that dominance in the NCAA doesn't always translate to success in the NHL… but let's just say in his case he's off to a good start.
That's all we can ask for right now.
Finally, note that seeing him in front of Spencer Knight, Devon Levi, Dustin Wolf, Sebastian Cossa and Trey Augustine, his partner on Team USA, says a lot about how he is viewed.
Much
– Note.
The Ajoie-Kloten relegation series 4 of 7 begins on March 16th. 7th game on March 30th.
Should Visp (0-2 deficit) and/or Olten (1-1 draw) win in the semi-finals, the Ajoie-Kloten series will take place and David Reinbacher's arrival in North America will be delayed
— Guillaume Lefrançois 🟦🇨🇿 (@glefrancoisLP) March 5, 2024
– Logic.
Audience for Martin Pospisil ⬇️ https://t.co/6UdrjofjyG
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) March 5, 2024
– Confirmed: WiFi works well in Nashville. The Canadiens Titans player is impressive.
A portion of football for those who miss it
nice throw 😮💨 nice catch#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/xRdegmtTfW
— Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) March 5, 2024
– Slaf, a point per game one day? [98.5 Sports]
– The Red Sox pitcher may not pitch this year.
Justin Verlander and Sonny Gray are also injured. https://t.co/NXn6wJmtBR
– Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) March 5, 2024
– The Islanders do not want to shorten the deadline.
#Islands Lou Lamoriello at the trade deadline:
“Are we thinking about subtracting something? Absolutely not.”
— Stefen Rosner (@stefen_rosner) March 5, 2024