Dobes Talks Like Montreal’s Next No. 1

Dobes is not hinting around the edges here - he is making a direct claim on the Canadiens’ starting job. That kind of confidence plays differently when a young goaltender is trying to carve out his place on a team that is still sorting out its crease. Montreal has seen enough goalie battles to know that words only matter if the play backs them up, but the message is loud either way.