Following their loss to the Los Angeles Kings (5-2), which was their 7th in nine games, the boys locked themselves in the locker room for a team meeting. It's unclear who called the meeting in question, but it was done behind closed doors. As they say, at some point, dirty laundry must be washed as a family!
That being said, following this meeting, the players met with the media and they were not very talkative. However, I did pick up on one thing that David Savard said: commitment. Where is the commitment to the game plan that was put in place? Where is the leadership to ensure that everyone is following that plan?
It's easy to stick to a plan when a team is winning, even those who like it more or less stick to it. However, when a team loses the way the Habs are losing right now, those who were adhering to it by default start to turn against it.
It's simple, we're talking about a lack of commitment, a lack of leadership and a lack of effort, as Tyler Toffoli stated at his press conference.
