Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins Complete Major Trade: Goaltender Jake Allen Speaks Up
The Karlsson trade is still sending shockwaves through the NHL, as the three-way deal contained so many moving parts to analyze. When the Canadiens acquired another goalie in the trade, many raised questions about what that meant for the club.
Casey DeSmith's Future
GM Kent Hughes has a plan in mind for the goaltenders, and one that doesn't have DeSmith buried in the Minors. In his recent press briefing, he stated that the idea was likely to trade him, but the goalie market is much slower moving.
Three is a Crowd
That raised some questions as to what the status of the current Canadiens goalie, Jake Allen, would be. In a recent interview with Radio Canada, the goalie spoke his thoughts about what the situation might bring.
"The game is so fast. Injuries are becoming more frequent because young players are playing hockey more and more often. The body accumulates mileage at a younger age. I think in the future, we will see three or four goalies being used very regularly throughout the year." - Jake Allen
This idea from Allen isn't all that novel. The trend in the NHL has been to use more goalies, and it never hurts to have some depth between the pipes as the season goes on. Allen seems to be embracing the competition as well.
There is still plenty of time for Hughes to figure out the situation between the pipes. Goalies are always hot commodities as the season goes on, so in the long runs, the Canadiens are in a great spot.
As seen on Habs Fanatics - "Trade completed between the Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins: Habs' goalie Allen brings forth a new solution"
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