Montreal Canadiens v Toronto Maple Leafs

Jaroslav Halak had been totally on fire coming in to last night’s game against the Ottawa Senators. Facing 48.7 shots per game over a 4 game span (and winning each) he showed once again that he can play… and wants to play.

The road to the NHL hasn’t been handed to Jaroslav. He had to play in the AHL with Hamilton and while he had been called up as a young goaltender in Montreal, he was sent back to do time in Hamilton.

Halak always showed up and played.

The young goaltender certainly is making the case for being given a shot as the number 1 goaltender in Montreal. Or if not in Montreal, somewhere else.

This puts Montreal’s management in an interesting position. Having 2 great young goaltenders.

He has earned all the respect he’s getting… NHL 1st star and named to the Slovakian Olympic team!