Martin St-Louis Loses Patience, Stops Practice Midway to Give Instructions to His Players

He held a regular practice, not a punitive one, but he was clearly on edge, and understandably so.

As reported by the excellent Marc-Olivier Cook, Martin had to abruptly stop drills several times to «get in his players' ears.»

Here's an example:

Personally, I like seeing this.

Many criticized Martin St-Louis for his lack of emotion during the press conference immediately after last night's game, but he clearly showed it this morning.

We're beginning to see that MSL isn't a coach who puts on a show in front of journalists or yells during press conferences. Instead, he takes action the following day at practice to address the issues.

It's really a shame because before Thursday night's disaster at the Bell Centre, the «vibes» around the Montreal Canadiens were excellent, and it really felt like the team was heading in the right direction.

In just one game, everything changed.

It must be said that the unexpected absence of David Savard seemed to have a significant impact, leading some to outright claim that a Montreal Canadiens trade may have fallen through due to last night's game against Pittsburgh.

In any case, we're eager to see how Martin St-Louis' squad responds in their next game against the Jets, but it must be better than what we saw on Thursday at the Bell Centre.