Dobes Reveals the Canadiens Ask He First Turned Down

Jakub Dobes is peeling back the curtain on a request from the Canadiens that he initially refused, and that usually means there is a better story underneath the stat line. Players do not always say yes the first time the organization comes calling, especially when the ask could change their role, their routine, or their path to a playoff crease. Montreal clearly saw something it wanted to test, and Dobes’ breakout makes that early hesitation look a lot more interesting in hindsight.