2023-10-18 03:26:00
MONTREAL – Having defeated the Minnesota Wild only once in 15 games, it was a very bad idea for the Canadian to receive 10 minor penalties.
These infractions not only destroyed the rhythm of the Montreal club, but they were also very costly, leading to three goals from the visitors.
It was easy to see the discouragement in coach Martin St-Louis’ face. After all, his team leads the NHL in minor penalties with 24 in three games.
“We didn’t really give ourselves a chance. With all the penalties, you can have any game plan, you cannot contribute to the game,” lamented St-Louis.
“You have to pay attention and make better decisions on the ice. This is unacceptable,” he added.
And to further frustrate a coach are the irritating penalties in the offensive zone.
“You can’t take penalties like that in the offensive zone, you can’t,” ruled St-Louis.
Juraj Slafkovsky’s punishment belongs to this category and it hurt all the more since the Canadian had just reduced the gap to 3-1. St-Louis could only joke to explain why he did not take away a few shifts from the young striker.
“He will learn from this game. But we received so many punishments that I should have the bench everyone! », Launched the coach.
For captain Nick Suzuki, this indiscipline was difficult to accept.
“They had a good start and we still received too many penalties, it ruined the rhythm of our match. We’ve been shooting ourselves in the foot for two games with the penalties. We have to be smarter with our stick. It will end up haunting you to be punished so often,” he mentioned.
“The guys are getting frustrated, but we have to manage our emotions well. We didn’t do a good enough job on that side in this match,” admitted Suzuki.
This sixth defeat in a row for the Canadian against the Wild was enough to disturb Brendan Gallagher.
“We didn’t give ourselves a chance to win, it wasn’t a very intelligent match on our part. We got burned and we won’t win any matches if we continue like this,” mentioned the combative right-hander.
Discipline is a great way to help your team. St-Louis often talks about taking care of your club. It was not a success with all the punishments.
It would be good if the Canadian learned his lesson when he visits the Wild on December 21, so as not to suffer a seventh consecutive loss against this club.
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