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Martin St. Louis is very impressed by two young Habs players

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Jeff Drouin
February 16, 2022 (3:29 PM)

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Despite the fact that the new head coach of the Canadian Martin St-Louis has still not won a game, we can still admit that the team plays much better hockey than under the orders of Dominique Ducharme.

We are witnessing the awakening of Cole Caufield and, some young players of the team even surprised St-Louis by their involvement and their intensity.

The new coach praised the work of two young players after Sunday's meeting against the Sabres : forward Ryan Poehling and defenseman Corey Schueneman.

In the latter's case, it was his third game in three nights, as he was recalled from the Laval Rocket following Ben Chiarot's injury and St. Louis even told his assistant, Luke Richardson , to trust him for the whole game and he even made a superb pass on Mike Hoffman's goal.

As for Poehling, St-Louis underlined his excellent work and his contribution in offense, he recorded three assists in his last four games, and Poehling's style of play will be very useful in his philosophy. - St. Louis

«With the concept I bring, smart players will be able to distinguish themselves. I don't know how high Poehling's hockey iQ is, but the information I've gathered is very encouraging."

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Sportsnet analyst Eric Engels also mentioned that one of the strengths in Poehling's game is his hockey sense and that he will be a great asset in the style of play that St. Louis wants to establish with the Canadian.

Deux young players to watch closely.

« J'ai regardé Luke (Richardson) et je lui ai dit de lui faire confiance. Il m'a impressioné. » - Martin St-Louis au sujet de Corey Schueneman.

Schueneman jouait un 3e match en 3 jours, deux avec le Rocket et un avec le CH.� J-F Chaumont (@JFChaumontJDM) February 13, 2022

"With the concepts I'm bringing, smart players are going to distinguish themselves. I don't yet know how high Poehling's (hockey) intelligence is, but I'm very encouraged by all the information I've collected on him to date."� Eric Engels (@EricEngels) February 13, 2022