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The real reason for the demotion of Rafael Harvey-Pinard has just been revealed by head coach Martin St-Louis
As we mentioned this morning, Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St-Louis sparked a lot of reactions by completely changing his lines today.
The decision that caused the most reaction was certainly the demotion of Quebecer Rafael Harvey-Pinard to the third line.
"RHP" is indeed separated from Nick Suzuki, after a small sequence of three games without collecting any points.
In a press conference in the last few minutes, St-Louis explained his decision:
"It's not because Rafael Harvey-Pinard or Jesse Ylonen are not capable of doing the job and it's not because Denis Gurianov and Rem Pitlick have been incredible... It's just a small change to try to score more goals."
Martin St. Louis
Martin St. Louis
Interesting... So there wouldn't be a specific reason.
Anyway, it will be interesting to see the result tonight.
Reminder of the new lines:
"Pitlick-Suzuki-Gurianov
Hoffman-Drouin-Anderson
RHP-Tierney-Ylonen
Pezzetta-Richard-Belzile"
Hoffman-Drouin-Anderson
RHP-Tierney-Ylonen
Pezzetta-Richard-Belzile"
RHP, 24, has 12 points in 22 games this season. (8 goals)
As you can see, Suzuki is now paired with Rem Pitlick and Denis Gurianov. Do you like these changes?
For the full press conference:
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MARS 13 | 205 ANSWERS The real reason for the demotion of Rafael Harvey-Pinard has just been revealed by head coach Martin St-Louis Do you think Rafael Harvey-Pinard should stay on the 1st trio? | ||
| Yes, bad decision by MSL | 64 | 31.2 % |
| No, Marty's right | 141 | 68.8 % |
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