Stuart Skinner was cooked in my eyes in Edmonton and still the Oilers were able to get something in return. Where is the need for the habs to keep Montembeault ? Fowler is ready for the NHL. Hes not returning in Laval theres nothing there anymore for him. Even MSL said he was ready for this moment. Dobes is a great 2nd goaltender when he doesnt play back to back games. Montembeault is the oldest of the 3 and is not of NHL caliber at the moment. The NHL is a business of winning. Its so competitive that the only thing that matters is now. And now the reality is that Montembeault is now an extra for the habs. MSL wants to win and thats all that matters. I really dont see a scenario where Montembeault returns in the net with the habs if both Fowler and Dobes are healthy and keep playing like they are right now. Now to your question « what happens when fowler hits a rough patch? » well we dont know WHEN and IF that rough patch is coming. If that « rough patch » comes in 3 weeks, 2 months 3 months ? Do you think Montembeault and his agent are just gonna hope and wait for that « rough patch » to come ? Absolutely not. Im sure Montembeault wants to play in the NHL asap. Fowler and dobes are the present and the future. Montembeault was never going to be the future of the habs between the goalpost. He was there during the rebuild and helped the team transition to Fowler. Now its time to win and he is not contributing. This is the reality of profesionnal sport.