I've seen a lot of
Zachary Fucale these past couple of seasons, and I expect to see more of him as he spends his summers improving with
Montréal Canadiens goaltending coach
Stéphane Waite before GM
Marc Bergevin loses patience and sends him packing.
Folks were worried when he was sent to the ECHL earlier in the season, after the Habs hired veteran
Yann Danis to back up
St. John's IceCaps starter
Charlie Lindgren, but Fucale delivered the best performance in net out of the three goalies on the
Brampton Beast:
He also helped
Team Canada win the Spengler Cup over the Holidays, with four wins in as many games,
including a 40-save performance in the Final. That's going to look gold with his 2015 World Juniors and 2012 U-18 Ivan Hlkina Tournament gold medals.
He's also been his team's only winning goalie in the postseason:
He's certainly on the right track, including having been
recalled to the NHL in March when
Al Montoya was injured, although
Carey Price did not relinquish the net.
And he is now part of my
Habs Numbers Project, entering as #70 with this signed 4x6 picture from training camp a few summers back (2013 or 2014):
He's wearing the team's classic red (now-home) uniform, deflecting a puck away with his glove, wearing his
Halifax Mooseheads equipment.
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