2024-01-26 21:03:47
The job of head coach in the National League is not easy.
It comes with responsibilities, stress, a lot of pressure… And sometimes, the coachs just go behind a team’s bench for one reason or another.
In fact, it is rather rare today to see a coach lead a team for 10 years genreand it is a bit with this in mind that Richard Labbé and Alexandre Pratt are talking about the departure of Martin St-Louis within two years.
Elliotte Friedman took the time to chat about yesterday’s game between the Islanders and the Canadiens and he talked about the Canadiens’ head coach.
The informant affirmed that Martin St-Louis “has a big future in Montreal” and that he expects the current CH coach to experience great success with the Canadian…
But Friedman also imagines a world where Patrick Roy would be the coach of the Habs:
Martin St-Louis has a big future in Montreal. I think he’s going to do a good job and win a lot of games there (in Montreal). But you have to look at the situation and imagine what it would be like if Patrick Roy coached the Canadian. – Elliotte Friedman
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— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) January 26, 2024
Patrick Roy’s visit to Montreal has caused a lot of ink to flow.
There has been a lot of talk about his appointment as head coach of the Islanders since last weekend… And the fact that his club was in town yesterday really caught a lot of people’s attention.
It is not for nothing, after all, that more than 650,000 people watched (on average per minute) the CH match last night on RDS.
That said, it’s certain that the idea of seeing Roy lead the CH was (and still is) popular because he is a legend of the Montreal organization. But seeing all the media coverage he receives while he is not NOT EVEN in Montreal makes me believe that it would be a real fiasco.
We already know the atmosphere that circulates around the Montreal Canadiens, hehe.
If we return to Elliotte Friedman’s comments…
Seeing the informant say that out loud suggests that Martin St-Louis has the support of management. The latter is only in his second full year behind the bench of the Montreal Canadiens and the team has been progressing (quietly) since his arrival in office.
But I have the impression that it is above all his relationship with Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton that will help him stay in Montreal for a long time. If Martin St-Louis takes the club where management wants it, I don’t see why the organization wouldn’t want to extend his contract.
The results must be there, though. Otherwise… Hughes and Gorton will have a pretty heartbreaking choice to make.
A lot of
– Wayne Simmonds hasn’t officially retired, but he says it’s over for him.
Spoke to Wayne Simmonds for an upcoming HDA story.
Without a contract this season, I asked about his playing future:
“I haven’t officially announced my retirement, but I’m done. I had a great career. It was the best time I’ve ever had in my life. Right now, it’s family time.”
— Joshua Clipperton (@JClipperton_CP) January 26, 2024
– Good news.
Arrived safely in Syracuse for the Rocket’s first game of the weekend on the road. Jakub Dobes will get a second start in a row for Laval and it’s the return of Joshua Roy. We will find him on a trio with Brandon Gignac and Emil Heineman.
— Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) January 26, 2024
– Phew.
“We took a step back. It’s hard to swallow” ????????
— TVA Sports (@TVASports) January 26, 2024
– Corey Perry should play tomorrow.
“It’s looking as if he’ll play tomorrow.” — Kris Knoblauch on Corey Perry.
— Daniel Nugent-Bowman (@DNBsports) January 26, 2024
– There are many injured in Trois-Rivières.
(1/2) Medical update presented by @Dessercom. ????
Zachary Émond, injured in his lower body since December 6, 2023, is evaluated daily.
Anthony Beauregard, injured in his lower body since December 27, 2023, will return to the game. pic.twitter.com/bu52BZfBhV
— Lions of Trois-Rivières (@Lions3r) January 26, 2024
(2/2) Medical update presented by @Dessercom. ????
Matthew Boucher, injured in his upper body, is evaluated from week to week. pic.twitter.com/hUKACLl4dh
— Lions of Trois-Rivières (@Lions3r) January 26, 2024
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