'Martin, if you don't like Bolduc, tell your bosses': A clear message lands on Kent Hughes' desk
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There is a rather unusual situation right now with the Montreal Canadiens involving head coach Martin St-Louis and one of his forwards.
Martin St-Louis started the season by giving Zachary Bolduc a role on the first power-play unit and, by giving him big minutes at 5-on-5, he later sent him to the fourth line and removed him from the power play.
After about a dozen games, St-Louis handed Bolduc another unbelievable promotion by sending him to the first line (with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield), while also putting him back on the top power-play unit. We thought Bolduc was set for good... but no!
He has now gone back to the fourth line, is no longer on the power play, has been benched for entire periods, and logged a very small seven minutes in the team's most recent game.
But what is going on with Zachary Bolduc?
This topic was discussed in a recent TVA Sports article, and let's just say they did not mince words. That is the message sent to Martin St-Louis-and indirectly to Kent Hughes-last night on TVA Sports.
"Zachary Bolduc is not exactly in the good graces of head coach Martin St-Louis, having played less than eight minutes in Wednesday's game, and Jean-Charles Lajoie is eager for the team to stop fooling around with the Quebec native.
- TVA Sports
- TVA Sports
"Martin, if you don't like Bolduc, tell your bosses.
If he has too much to manage and doesn't want to deal with Bolduc, and if the kid just rubs him the wrong way, he should tell his bosses and we should grant Bolduc's wish.
There's interest elsewhere in the league, and the kid's value isn't bad."
- Lajoie said during Thursday's JiC show.
If he has too much to manage and doesn't want to deal with Bolduc, and if the kid just rubs him the wrong way, he should tell his bosses and we should grant Bolduc's wish.
There's interest elsewhere in the league, and the kid's value isn't bad."
- Lajoie said during Thursday's JiC show.
This will be a major situation to monitor in the coming days for the Montreal Canadiens, especially with the recent rumors linking Bolduc to the Canucks in a potential deal for Kiefer Sherwood.
More details to follow.
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