Martin St-Louis arrives like a dog in a game of bowling in the brotherhood of coaches of the National Hockey League.
Behind the scenes, his hiring by the Montreal Canadiens raised some eyebrows in the middle, because St-Louis, whose only experience behind the bench is in the pee-wee ranks, was preferred to career coaches for a position. of the most prestigious.
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This reality could represent additional pressure, but it does not at all scare St-Louis, a man of challenges if there ever was one.
“I know I’m going to be judged by how I execute my plan. The victories will have to come, he conceded during an interview with TVA Sports before the Canadiens’ game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. I’m ready for the challenge. It’s not something that scares me.”
St. Louis has also had good words for his assistants Luke Richardson, Alex Burrows and Trevor Letowski, who facilitated his arrival at the helm of the club.
“We’re starting to get to know each other, both in terms of personality and ideas,” he said. They helped me a lot in the first game. I’m really starting to understand why there are four coaches on the bench now, because it’s going so fast: replays, offsides, all that…”
Watch the full interview in the video above.