My take on the Canadiens’ goaltending controversy is simple — go with the hot goalie and, right now, that would be Jakub Dobes. Article content

Martin St. Louis shouldn’t overthink it. The 6-foot-4 netminder from Czechia with unorthodox moves is getting you the wins. So stick with him. Dobes is 3-0 this season and, as of Tuesday afternoon, was second in the NHL with a save percentage of .939 and third in goals-against average (1.63). Article content Article content

Samuel Montembeault, who came into the season as the Habs’ No. 1 goalie, is 50th in save percentage (.857) and 41st in GAA (3.26). Those are brutal stats.

Of course, it’s early in the season. Dobes has only played three games, Monty four. But still, Dobes has been great and Montembeault has been just okay to mediocre.

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