Canadiens' Jakub Dobes serves as painful reminder for Oilers' opposite decision
This could've been a different path for Edmonton.
Canadiens' Jakub Dobes serves as painful reminder for Oilers' opposite decision originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Edmonton Oilers have a goalie nightmare to figure out.
The Montreal Canadiens once seemed to be in a similar spot, but they've somehow stumbled upon Jakub Dobes being a red-hot goalie, even in the playoffs. Not long ago, the Habs and Oilers weren't in that different a spot. Hockey writer David Staples pointed out on X that Dobes had a .
910 save percentage in the AHL in 2024-25 when he was 23 years old. Staples then notes that a 23-year old Oilers goalie prospect, Connor Ungar, had a . 923 save percentage in the AHL this year.
But the Canadiens and Oilers operated differently from there. Dobes came up to the NHL. The Oilers actually sent Ungar down to the ECHL.