Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis is faced with a dilemma — his No. 1 goaltender isn’t playing like a No. 1 goaltender. Article content

Samuel Montembeault was Montreal’s workhorse in goal last season. He appeared in 62 games, which ranked third in the NHL behind Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck and Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy. Article content Article content

The plan this season was to cut Montembeault’s workload to 50 games while hoping that Jakub Dobes could pick up the slack. There’s also a segment of the fan base that expects rookie Jacob Fowler — he’s off to a strong start in Laval — to be with the Canadiens at season’s end.

It’s a good plan, but things haven’t worked out in the early going. The Canadiens are the surprise leaders in the Atlantic Division with a 9-3-2 reco

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