Martin St-Louis Surprisingly Cancels Another Practice Ahead of Tonight's Game vs Nashville
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We have some interesting developments with the Montreal Canadiens, live from the Bell Centre, on this game day.
First, please note that the three players who were absent yesterday are still absent today - including, of course, Patrik Laine - so that's something to keep an eye on..
Confirmed: Patrik Laine, Jake Evans, and Kaiden Guhle are still missing this morning at the Bell Centre
This has just been confirmed by the excellent journalist Guillaume Lefrançois.
"Optional practice for the Canadiens this morning. Jake Evans, Patrik Laine, and Kaiden Guhle, who were absent for treatments yesterday, are not on the ice.
Other absentees: Gallagher, Anderson, Newhook, Dobson."
- Guillaume Lefrançois, La Presse
Other absentees: Gallagher, Anderson, Newhook, Dobson."
- Guillaume Lefrançois, La Presse
Another interesting point: Martin St-Louis made the (risky, according to some) decision to hold ANOTHER optional practice today.
Clearly, the Canadiens' head coach really wants to prioritize his players' rest, even though the season is still very young.
Martin St-Louis decides to cancel another on-ice practice
This is quite different from what we usually see with other teams around the NHL, but let's trust Martin on this one!
This strategy paid off at the end of last season.
Of course, let's remember that the Montreal Canadiens will be hosting the Nashville Predators tonight starting at 7:00 PM, live from the Bell Centre!
Update: the Habs players clearly took Martin St-Louis's decision seriously, since practice was scheduled for 10:30 AM
And at 10:40 - yes, 10:40 - everyone had already left the ice and it was all over.. Wow!
More details to come.
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