Martin St-Louis was a prodigious player, he remains a unique human and a unique coach, making him the legend that he is. Over the years behind the bench of the Montreal Canadiens, we see him leading his group with a lot of passion and his way of teaching his players (his brothers in arms) is clearly beyond anything we contemplated beforehand.
In front of the media, he is entertaining and his way of expressing hockey is exciting and inspiring. His analogies are striking, striking and distinct. His expression “to play the game within the game”, or that indicating that there are guys who play hockey and that others are hockey players are to be marked with a white stone. We can also talk about the house he has been building, floor by floor, since he was hired.
If Patrik Laine became comfortable so quickly within the Montreal environment, it is thanks to the great leadership of the former number 26, who is almost a teammate for his colts. THE coach still has the support of the 23 players who find themselves in the Sainte-Flanelle locker room. It’s extremely rare for a complete group to be behind the coach, but it’s happening and it’s happening on the Montreal side.
Mike Matheson also spoke on this subject, in front of the journalists’ microphone following the morning session before heading towards Mont-Tremblant: “Martin is the No. 1 man (in everything that concerns our team spirit)!”
When you are such a great leader, it is completely normal to guide yours in this way, which leads each individual to bring out the best in themselves in terms of leadership. This is also why this team loves each other like family, going to war together, as we observed during the last two duels.
Honestly, despite the absence of Patrik Laine, who will be in rehabilitation for at least the next two months, I have the feeling that this training will be held in the mix between now and the return of number 92.
