Canadiens’ Montembeault Leads Pre-Season Surprises with Stellar Performance

MONTREAL — Sounds that were unimaginable just months ago: Massive cheers at the Bell Centre for Chris Kreider. Of course, you knew they’d ring out at full volume as soon as the former New York Rangers villain scored his first goal with the Montreal Canadiens. And they did after Kreider parked himself outside Samuel Ersson’s crease and shovelled home a Nick Suzuki pass to open the scoring in a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators to close out the pre-season. Less predictable was how Canadiens fans would react to Samuel Montembeault’s first appearance in front of them this fall, and…