Author: David St-Louis

The Montreal Canadiens defence showed more engagement in Game 2

By David St-Louis | Jun 17th 2021 | 4 min read |

The Montreal Canadiens need to fix their coverage in defensive zone faceoffs. That’s obvious. The Vegas Golden Knights arguably got some lucky bounc...

The Canadiens’ defence needs to be better, but adjustments have already begun

By David St-Louis | Jun 15th 2021 | 4 min read |

The Montreal Canadiens lost the first game of their series versus the Vegas Golden Knights in large part because they lacked their number-one defencem...

The invaluable experience gained by Montreal’s young trio in Game 7

By David St-Louis | Jun 1st 2021 | 6 min read |

We hear a lot about the value of playoff games for young players, but I’ve always been skeptical of it. How much insight and experience can one trul...

The Canadiens benefitted from a more sensible approach to the forecheck

By David St-Louis | May 28th 2021 | 4 min read |

We shouldn’t pretend that the Montreal Canadiens’ Game 5 was a great systematic performance. The team broke down multiple times defensively only t...

Cole Caufield made his own opportunities in his playoff debut

By David St-Louis | May 25th 2021 | 3 min read |

I can’t say I expected Cole Caufield to dominate like he did in his first NHL playoff game. His third period was the best by a Montreal Canadiens pl...