{"id":131482,"date":"2022-08-14T08:30:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T12:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=131482"},"modified":"2022-08-14T00:53:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T04:53:08","slug":"nhl-rumours-golden-knights-may-target-canadiens-goaltender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/08\/14\/nhl-rumours-golden-knights-may-target-canadiens-goaltender\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Rumours: Golden Knights May Target Canadiens Goaltender"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Vegas Golden Knights are in a tough spot now that goaltender Robin Lehner<\/a> underwent hip surgery, and is expected to miss the entire 2022-2023 season. An option for them is to roll with the current tandem of both Logan Thompson<\/a> and Laurent Brossoit<\/a>, which would be more of an experiment than anything. Another option for them would be to target a goalie through either trade, or waivers. One option for them that apparently they have been considering, is Montreal Canadiens Goaltender Jake Allen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

All NHL rumorus come from the original source and are subject to change.<\/p>\n

NHL Rumours<\/h2>\n

Golden Knights Considering Jake Allen As Replacement<\/h3>\n

Josh Wegman of The Score looked into five possible solutions<\/a> for the Golden Knights in goal. Allen’s named popped up and is now part of NHL rumours.<\/p>\n

The Canadiens are horrible, and have completely deconstructed their roster beginning a full scale rebuild. With that, Allen has been generating a lot of attention considering that the Canadiens *could* run with a tandem of Cayden Primeau<\/a> and Samuel Montembeault, which wouldn’t be that much of an issue anyway considering that the Canadiens are trying to be bad anyway.<\/p>\n

Allen, 32, has a career GAA of 2.60, and a .911 save percentage. With the horrendously bad Canadiens team last season, Allen played 35 games though injury<\/a>, and put up a surprising 3.30 GAA and a 0.905 save percentage.<\/p>\n

Allen is a solid option as backup for now, and Montreal can get a lot of assets for him.<\/p>\n

What This Means<\/h3>\n

The Habs could get a lot of value for him if they were to trade him, especially considering it’s a contender, and Montreal kind-of sucks.<\/p>\n

In Vegas’ case, this is a toss up. They could run with Thompson and Brossoit, but they could get Jake Allen. If they were to get Allen, it most likely would be a package for picks and prospects. It’s doubtful that they’d throw a first round pick in exchange for Allen, but considering Montreal has hit on every trade they’ve gotten from Vegas, this trade could end quite well for them.<\/p>\n

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Canadiens\u2019 Jake Allen offers full support for teammate Carey Price, ready to handle added workload until he returns: https:\/\/t.co\/JG2hUcZlCN<\/a>#TSNHockey<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/YswARlBBt1<\/a><\/p>\n

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