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Who played their last game for the Montreal Canadiens?

By Omar L

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 03: Max Domi #13 of the Montreal Canadiens flips the puck into his own glove during a break in the play against the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center on March 03, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 03: Max Domi #13 of the Montreal Canadiens flips the puck into his own glove during a break in the play against the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center on March 03, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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MONTREAL, QC – OCTOBER 10: Montreal Canadiens  (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

Christian Folin

There are multiple reasons for Christian Folin walking in free agency. For starters, depth players like Folin are always given opportunities elsewhere, and he didn’t show enough with the Montreal Canadiens to warrant another contract extension. Additionally, with the bottom pair spoken for via Victor Mete, Xavier Ouellet, Cale Fleury and a healthy Noah Juulsen, there isn’t room for Folin to stick around, not even as a 7th or 8th defenceman.

Folin played in 16 regular-games with the Montreal Canadiens putting up a single goal and assist. His last game was against the Nashville Predators when the team was being dismantled by injuries. Before that, he was in the AHL with the Laval Rocket racking up a total of 4 points in 15 games.

The fact that he wasn’t anywhere close to being considered to draw in the lineup, clearly behind both Fleury and Juulsen, it’s safe to say the Habs have seen the last of Folin.

Keith Kinkaid

This was a really unfortunate story of the season. The Montreal Canadiens have been searching for a reliable backup option for Carey Price and haven’t found one since Antti Niemi’s first year in Montreal. Kinkaid saw six games with the Habs only earning a single win while sporting a .875 save percentage.

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You could chalk some of it to the team’s poor play in front of him, but both Cayden Primeau and Charlie Lindgren were able to step in and get better results. What makes it worse for Kinkaid was his performance in the AHL.

In 13 games, Kinkaid was 3-7-3 with a .876 save percentage. To contrast, Lindgren was 7-6-3 with a .893 while Primeau stole the show going 17-11-7 with a .908 save percentage.

There was never any sniffs or whispers of the Montreal Canadiens giving Kinkaid another chance in the NHL with better options ahead of him. And that’s going to continue when he hits free agency.

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