Author: David St-Louis

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Josh Anderson’s go-to move helped keep the Canadiens alive

By David St-Louis | Jul 6th 2021 | 2 min read |

I think it’s fair to say that Josh Anderson only has one play — taking the puck to the net — but is there anyone better at it? At least on this ...

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The Montreal Canadiens can get back into the series by trusting the process

By David St-Louis | Jul 1st 2021 | 5 min read |

It feels strange to say as this is the Stanley Cup Final, a best-of-seven series that has turned into a difficult win-four-out-of-five contest for the...

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The Canadiens missed Joel Armia’s puck management in Game 1

By David St-Louis | Jun 29th 2021 | 4 min read |

Montreal missed Joël Armia in Game 1. Jake Evans brings a different set of skills to a line than his large Finnish counterpart. The young forward add...

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The kids put their skills on full display in Game 5

By David St-Louis | Jun 23rd 2021 | 5 min read |

The narrative around the Montreal Canadiens for the last year has been that they are a good team. A fine, cohesive unit that lacks game-breaking talen...

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The Montreal Canadiens are creating their own magic

By David St-Louis | Jun 19th 2021 | 4 min read |

Somehow, even as the Montreal Canadiens were getting heavily outshot in the first two periods of Game 3, I didn’t feel worried for them. Of course, ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...