A well-known face is ending his career in the NHL
Cayden Primeau is moving farther from Martin St-Louis and the NHL, with fresh buzz pointing to a KHL deal.
That's the real turn here.
This isn't just another depth-chart shuffle or another summer rumor that fades by lunch. It looks like a former Canadiens goaltender may be ready to leave the league behind.
Primeau's name surfaced again Wednesday morning in a report saying he could be on the verge of continuing his career in the KHL.
No official confirmation has dropped yet, but the direction feels obvious.
What gives this story more weight is the path behind him.
Primeau spent 6 seasons in the Montreal organization, then even landed with the Toronto Maple Leafs earlier this season before finding himself back in an uncertain spot.
For a goalie once viewed as a real in-house project, that's a sharp slide. The Canadiens gave him chances, Laval gave him runway, and the NHL door still never stayed open for long.
The numbers explain why. Over his NHL run with Montreal, Primeau posted a 13-24-7 record, a 3.73 goals-against average, and an .872 save percentage.
And the quote driving the buzz is blunt enough on its own: «Selon certaines rumeurs, le gardien de but Cayden Primeau serait sur le point de se joindre à la KHL.»
This feels like the end of the NHL road for Cayden Primeau
At 26, this should still be the stage where a goaltender is fighting for a backup crease or pushing for a call-up.
Instead, Primeau looks like he's chasing a reset outside the league.
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That's what makes this more than a minor transaction note.
When a goalie with NHL games in Montreal and a stop in Toronto starts looking overseas, it usually says the North American market has cooled off fast.
The KHL can offer exactly what the NHL no longer does for players in this spot: starts, structure, and a chance to rebuild confidence without living on the waiver wire.
From the Canadiens' side, this also closes the book on a prospect arc that never settled. Primeau had the pedigree and flashes, but not the consistency needed to stay in the crease.
For fans in Montreal, and even in Toronto after his brief Leafs connection, the takeaway is simple. Primeau may not have formally announced an NHL goodbye, but this sure looks like one.
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YESTERDAY
JUNE 9, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jordan Staal | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Jackson Blake | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| William Karlsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brett Howden | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mark Stone | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Taylor Hall | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brayden McNabb | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Colton Sissons | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Shea Theodore | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | - | - | |
| Brandon Bussi | - | - | - | |
| William Carrier | - | - | - | |
| Dylan Coghlan | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||